Sciences

We're All Gonna Die!

Jay Francis, Food Explorer: Ethiopian Chili Tacos at Nazareth Cafe on Chimney Rock

It’s Getting Hot in Here: The Kyoto Protocol, Ten Years Later

Come On, People -- Keep Houston Rich

Rainy Day Dream

A forecasting veteran follows his vision for a Houston weather museum

Westward Whoa!

Stem cell restrictions could send Texas Medical Center researchers fleeing to California

Aggies Don't Take Kindly To Saddam Hussein's Scientist, Lawsuit Claims

Lawyers at Texas A&M want a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit that claims Aggie scientists harassed an Iraqi researcher and his wife. A&M lawyers aren’t saying the scientists didn’t harass Dr. Mundhir Ridha, only that Texas A&M should be exempt from litigation because it's a public instit ... More >>

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Lawyers at Texas A&M want a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit that claims Aggie scientists harassed an Iraqi researcher and his wife. A&M lawyers aren’t saying the scientists didn’t harass Dr. Mundhir Ridha, only that Texas A&M should be exempt from litigation because it's a public instit ... More >>

The Evolution Vs. God Debate Is Being Renewed In Texas

Just in case you were worried that Texas hadn't made an embarrassing spectacle of itself lately, you need fret no more.Once again the State Board of Education is coming to your rescue.The SBOE is holding a public hearing January 21 on science standards, and the people at the Discovery Institute, who ... More >>

Evolution Vs. Science, The Deathmatch: Part 2

We're semi-liveblogging the Scopes Monkey Trial of the 21st Century -- today's meeting of the State Board of Education, which is discussing science standards. Here's the first report and here's the second:Board member Ken Mercer of San Antonio, who has a really hard time following the "board members ... More >>

The Angelides Affair

A dispute over research fraud has split the faculty at Baylor College of Medicine, and could jeopardize the way universities police scientific misconduct

Letters

A dispute over research fraud has split the faculty at Baylor College of Medicine, and could jeopardize the way universities police scientific misconduct

Sick and Fired

Former curator Karl Peterson has been shut out of the zoo, and he wants to know why

Amazing Astronomers of Ancient Rome

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International Year of Astronomy Mars Festival

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Global Climate Change: In Search of the Science

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Marine Biologist/Zoologist for a Day

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Ice Worlds

The Houston Museum of Natural Science debuts a new IMAX film

Kyoto Protocol: The View from Kyoto

Without U.S. participation, the first-ever global-warming treaty was doomed to only partial success. Will Bali be better?

Kyoto Protocol: Chill Out

Skeptical environmentalist Bjørn Lomborg questions the Kyoto Protocol's effectiveness

Paco Ahlgren

Debut novelist reads from Discipline

More Gore!

Debut novelist reads from Discipline

We Are Scientists

We Are Scientists appear Sunday, September 24, at Warehouse Live, 813 St. Emanuel, 713-225-5483.

We Are Scientists

Thursday, June 8, at Warehouse Live, 813 St. Emanuel, 713-225-LIVE

Bring It On

Why Houston should want a nuclear power plant

Who's Your Daddy?

Track your true identity along a DNA trail left behind by your ancestors

A Worlds View

Artist Russell Crotty puts a face on infinity in his sketches of the universe

Starry Night

Eyes on the skies at Moody Gardens

Global Warming Is Good for You!

Cheap heating bills! Great gardens! Thriving civilizations! In energy-crazed Houston, friends of greenhouse gases abound

Buyers' Remorse

The Cohns say their builder ripped them off with a poorly built home that became infested with mold. They've joined other Texas homeowners who want a lemon law passed just for houses.

All Systems Go

Despite its flaws, Unhinged's ambitious Code adds up

Your Friend, the Germ

Microbes are the stars of this exhibit

Computer Math, UH-Style

Clashes over class sizes cause a Bear to oust a chairman

Cloning for Cash

A&M's pet project spawns a company to mix DNA with possible IPOs

Tricks, Treats & T. Rex

Mad scientists, dinosaurs and candy - what's not to like?

Hubble 3D

Blast off with the crew of the Atlantis STS-125 at HMNS IMAX¨

Sidewalk Astronomy

Twinkle, twinkle...oh hell, that was just another plane

Climate Change, Houston's Hot Summer And An Extreme-Weather Future

The heat is on in Texas and elsewhere​August was the hottest month ever in Houston. A whopping 88.7 degrees, on average, topping previous records from both 1980 and 1962 by a full three-tenths of a degree.And while that doesn't sound like a lot to most folks, it's the kind of number that makes sci ... More >>

Richard Leakey: Why Our Origins Matter

The heat is on in Texas and elsewhere​August was the hottest month ever in Houston. A whopping 88.7 degrees, on average, topping previous records from both 1980 and 1962 by a full three-tenths of a degree.And while that doesn't sound like a lot to most folks, it's the kind of number that makes sci ... More >>

Star of Bethlehem

The heat is on in Texas and elsewhere​August was the hottest month ever in Houston. A whopping 88.7 degrees, on average, topping previous records from both 1980 and 1962 by a full three-tenths of a degree.And while that doesn't sound like a lot to most folks, it's the kind of number that makes sci ... More >>

Lunar Eclipse: Viewing Tips That Might Or Might Not Be Useful

The lunatic is in the grass, trying to see an eclipse through the clouds​It's Lunar Eclipse Night!! Feel the excitement!! What? You're not on the edge of your seat? CHeck out this paragraph from ABC News: If the sky is clear, experts say the show might be extra spectacular, as the moon will ... More >>

Earth's Wild Ride

The lunatic is in the grass, trying to see an eclipse through the clouds​It's Lunar Eclipse Night!! Feel the excitement!! What? You're not on the edge of your seat? CHeck out this paragraph from ABC News: If the sky is clear, experts say the show might be extra spectacular, as the moon will ... More >>

Life in the Universe

The lunatic is in the grass, trying to see an eclipse through the clouds​It's Lunar Eclipse Night!! Feel the excitement!! What? You're not on the edge of your seat? CHeck out this paragraph from ABC News: If the sky is clear, experts say the show might be extra spectacular, as the moon will ... More >>

Stars over Texas

The lunatic is in the grass, trying to see an eclipse through the clouds​It's Lunar Eclipse Night!! Feel the excitement!! What? You're not on the edge of your seat? CHeck out this paragraph from ABC News: If the sky is clear, experts say the show might be extra spectacular, as the moon will ... More >>

2012: Mayan Prophecies

The lunatic is in the grass, trying to see an eclipse through the clouds​It's Lunar Eclipse Night!! Feel the excitement!! What? You're not on the edge of your seat? CHeck out this paragraph from ABC News: If the sky is clear, experts say the show might be extra spectacular, as the moon will ... More >>

Hurricane Predictions: Feds Say to Hunker Down

Rita, when it was coming for us.​The time to predict hurricane season has arrived, and -- as with Texans season previews -- what's predicted doesn't always tend to be what happens. So get your grain of salt ready. (On the other hand, severe weather has been the norm elsewhere in the U.S. rece ... More >>

Hurricane Season 2011: The Predictions

Hurricane Ike's track from all the way out in the Atlantic to the Texas coast.​Hurricane season is upon us. Just like Christmas, but with high winds and death from above instead of toys and egg nog, it creeps up on us quicker than we expect and, before we know it, we're knee deep in a disaster ... More >>

The Heat, My God, the Heat: When Will Summer Finally End?

Raining down fire and brimstone instead of water.​Elaine Benes used to date David Puddy on the show Seinfeld. He claimed to be a Christian -- sporting a fish symbol on his car, tuning his radio to Christian stations and the like -- but encouraged his girlfriend to do sinful things on his behal ... More >>

Will Houston Get Its First Real Cold Front This Weekend?

Courtesy of Accuweather.comThose 80-degree days are in our not-too-distant future.​Last week, I brought up the fact that our weather should be moderating as the days grow shorter and cool fronts begin pushing southward. Well, looks like we might not have to wait as long for our first blast of ... More >>

Cover Story: Foster Kids on Antipsychotics

​Here's a riddle: If the Texas Attorney General sues a drug manufacturer for allegedly lying about the safety and efficacy of one of its antipsychotics, why would the state agency that oversees the foster care system still allow that drug to be given to kids as young as three? Why would the s ... More >>