I know a woman who is relentlessly, ridiculously optimistic. Everything is always for the best.

A horrible terrorist plot nearly unfolded near my home in the Bronx. Can science explain why someone would do such a thing?

The passing of Pluto as a planet was bad enough, but now the girl who grew up and old, the girl most famous for naming Pluto, has also passed to the other side.

The Exxon Valdez belched its errant oil onto the shores of Valdez, Alaska 20 years ago.
Ten years ago, I had a reporting crisis over the question: Had Valdez recovered?

Image courtesy: NOAA, pooled oil is shown stranded in the rocks.

Can the newly appointed team of scientific advisors give the president realistic solutions for threats like global warming? Eliene Augenbraun shares her thoughts on conflicting scientific truth and political policy.

Pepsico, owner of Tropicana brand orange juice, wanted to find out the carbon footprint of a carton of orange juice.

In need of a great holiday gift for a young child? Read up on this book review for “The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks.” Look for this humorous series to sneak in some science along the way.

Not to be insensitive, but considering how good he was at spinning yarns about the dangers of biotechnology, you’d think he could have written a better ending for himself than: destroyed by a group of rogue cells.

How will science and technology fare under the new democratic administration and Congress?
Science policy wonks are starting to weigh in on what the 2008 election results mean for U.S. S&T.

Our CEO, Eliene Augenbraun has reviewed another great product called The Rainy Day Indoor Playground. This indoor swing is made by The Adaptive Child and is 100% kid approved.