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Gingrich Tops Scientific American ‘s Geek Guide to the 2012 GOP Candidates

The contenders for the Republican nomination in the 2012 U.S. presidential election may appear to be a fairly uniform group of middle-aged white conservatives, but when it comes to issues of science, technology and overall geek cred, none of these candidates is cut from the same cloth

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Leap Seconds May Disappear

Welcome to 2012--a leap year. The additional day in a leap year keeps the calendar in sync with the seasons.

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12 Must-See Skywatching Events in 2012

As the year 2011 comes to a close, some might wonder what is looming sky-wise for 2012? What celestial events might we look forward to seeing?

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Operations Suspended at Hazardous Fluid Wells after 11 Quakes

By Kim Palmer CLEVELAND (Reuters) - Ohio has suspended operations at five deep-well hazardous fluid disposal sites after a series of 11 earthquakes in the Youngstown, Ohio, in the past year, including one on Saturday with a magnitude of 4.0, officials said. [More]

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Your Appendix Could Save Your Life

Your appendix may save your life that is, if you have one. If you don t, well, I will get to that. First I want to tell you about a guy I know, Bill Parker Bill Parker grew up in Arkansas and is, by my precise calculation, fifty percent pure backwoods Arkansan and fifty percent intellectual wild man

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Silicon Superego

The most buzzed-about new feature in the latest iPhone is Siri, the virtual minion. You can give her an amazing range of spoken commands, without any training or special syntax, and marvel as she does your bidding

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