Coffee lovers, take note – according to a team of Croatian scientists led by Tena Niseteo, instant coffee is better for you than filter coffee. Well, the scientists don’t say say that, exactly – but i… more →
sinelight iowrote 11 months ago: Coffee lovers, take note – according to a team of Croatian scientists led by Tena Niseteo, instant c … more →
wrote 12 months ago: Last Friday, the 18th May 2012, was declared (by the European Plant Science Organisation, anyway) to … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Or “geluk bij een ongeluk“, as our Dutch cousins would say. We call it serendipity, and … more →
wrote 1 year ago: FIAT Automobiles SA publish results of a new radish-derived biodiesel Consider, for a moment, the ra … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Narcissus species – the common daffodil – can be used to slow the progress of Alzheimer … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Here’s a good one. Scientists from three prestigious universities – Boston’s Northeastern, Har … more →
wrote 1 year ago: And welcome to 2012, followers of science oddness. Let’s explore what came out of the world’s labora … more →
wrote 1 year ago: What are those crazy scientists spending your taxes on this month? Here’s my roundup of the hi … more →
wrote 1 year ago: How to brew the optimal cup of tea is one of those matters upon which everyone has an opinion (even … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Honeybees can detect the scent of tuberculosis Related item in today’s news – “Sni … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Scientists in the UK have used the slime mould Physarum polycephalum to create a new, bionic musical … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Pollen analysis of 15th and 16th Century Italian mummies sheds light on European Renaissance mummifi … more →
wrote 2 years ago: We all know plants are great at making useful stuff. There’s oxygen, obviously. Then there’s a whole … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Merlot, Shiraz, Tempranillo – can anyone really tell the difference? The wine bore, who no dou … more →
wrote 2 years ago: There are, occasionally, times when I wish I was a sub-editor at one of our esteemed British tabloid … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Jeremy Clarkson has a potentially good idea. No, really – take a look: Alternately, find a dar … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Some scientists spend all day playing with dolls. Mind you, these are pretty special dolls – Hina do … more →
wrote 2 years ago: In the ongoing pharmaceutical arm-wrestle between man and malaria, any new innovation is welcome. We … more →
wrote 1 year ago: A little self promotion, if I may. Here’s a link to my latest contribution to the Mexicolore … more →