Many of you will have seen the massive internet coverage of the Science Online conference over the past few weeks. The event is one of the year’s highlights for those of us interested in science communication. If you’ve spent time reading ...

Last year, Jory Weintraub, assistant director for education and outreach at the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center, sent teams of scientists to America’s heartland to mark Charles Darwin’s birthday. The idea was to bring evolutionary ...

It's both funny and remarkable how some of the most simple and natural acts we do each day are teeming in science. Take for example, the kiss. A kiss, especially a passionate one, sets off a cascade of emotions and chemical reactions in our brain and body ...

The anatomy of a hit song has remained a mystery to researchers looking to dissect what makes some songs soar to the top of the charts and others land with an embarrassing flop. Thus far, figuring out what qualities may link very different ...

From the dark-matter web of the universe to the rainbow of a mouse's retina, a new trove of award-winning science images reveals little-seen worlds. The winners of the 2011 International Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge, announced ...