Father Of The Pill
Carl Djerassi may not a household name. But the hormone he helped synthesize means he will always be world famous.
Dispatches
Electricity’s Future, Part III: Microgrid
"Microgrids" promise a world in which homeowners store excess energy from the day, using it later at night, without buying electricity from a utility.
Sexism In Science
If more women are going to be found in hard sciences, more female role models are still needed.
Notes From Underground
Seven becomes the (un)lucky number of underground explorations.
Web Time
Five takes on the wonder that is the spider web.
Shrinking Generation
As the energy landscape shifts from larger to smaller networks of production, so do the definitions of power producers and consumers.
Bac To The Future
A recently discovered soil bacterium with antibiotic properties shows amazing promise, but the real find may be the tool that discovered it.
Winston’s Rules
The UK's famous WWII Prime Minister was also a master commander of English prose and oratory.
Nobel, Not Nobility
Respect science and the Nobel Prize. But we shouldn't lose our heads over it when past winners have clearly lost theirs.
Moon Mysteries
The question of the origin of our moon may sound frivolous, but it's a serious question that could reveal much about life on Earth.