http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/1… More on Whether a Big Chill Is Nigh By Andrew C. Revkin …I was on the road yesterday and had no time to collate earth scientists’ reactions to the Nature paper positing that the world … is poised to enter a quasi-permanent big chill&#...

The Army's new XM1063 artillery round will "suppress, disperse or engage personnel" over a wide area and "deny personnel access to, use of, or movement through a particular area, point or facility." But how does it work, really? Some believe it's a kind of chemical weapon; others...

Several years ago, I was called on by a multinational producer of hygiene, food, and cleaning products to pay a visit to their research and information centre. My role was to play editorial consultant for content for their new Intranet. You see, the company had lots of researchers in one building wh...

This was supposed to be a simple and easy post, telling you how I've been testing the Summer Shine Body Lotion from Mario Badescu and how well it works for me despite its very icky plastic coconut smell (it's unpleasant for 5-10 minutes before disappearing completely). I was also going to discuss th...

The deadline for submission of blog posts for the 2nd Science Blogging Anthology is over. We have received 468 entries (after deleting spam and duplicates - the total was 501) and a jury of 30+ judges has already started reading and grading the entries. We truly believe that we will have the book re...