Gravitational Lensing: The Optical Illusion That Explains the Cosmos

You can hardly accuse Albert Einstein of being short on imagination. The man who invented General Relativity and helped invent quantum theory probably had more creative thoughts in an hour than most folks have in a year. But one of Einstein's more intriguing scientific papers, which appeared in Science in 1936, wasn't really his idea in the first place. It came instead from a Czech electrical ...

Marc Lamont Hill: Make Black History Month a guidepost for year-round

It's Black History Month, a celebration that began in 1926 as "Negro History Week" and has morphed into a widely recognized and celebrated part of American culture. As a result, schools all around Philadelphia, and in most parts of the country not named Arizona, will pay particular attention to the lives, triumphs and contributions of black people in America.

8 incredibly dumb theories famous scientists actually believed

It's a common misperception that scientists are super-smart know-it-alls. In fact, many revolutionary scientists were simply crazy eccentrics who adhered to the scientific method. Even noted scientist superstar Carl Sagan would joke about all of the ridiculous theories he'd made throughout his unparalleled career.

VisionCare Announces Close of Series E Expansion Financing and Board Changes

SARATOGA, Calif., Jan. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- VisionCare Ophthalmic Technologies, Inc., a developer of advanced visual prosthetic devices for the treatment of end-stage age-related macular degeneration ...

Gazette.Net: Mount Rainier Elementary finds winning formula for Science Bowl semifinal slot

Joining the seven other schools who have already secured a spot in the semifinal round, Mount Rainier Elementary School’s team of sixth-grade students came up with the right answers Tuesday to defeat Oxon Hill’s Flintstone Elementary School with a 310- 155 victory.

Neil deGrasse Tyson Sympathizes With Newt Gingrich’s Moon Mission

Appearing on MSNBC's Martin Bashir , director of the Hayden Planetarium and astrophysicist Neil Degrasse Tyson sympathized with Republican hopeful Newt Gingrich's ambitious vision for a moon base. "If the nation dreams big and that percolates its way through society, the dreams are enabled by prowess in science. Once everybody gets the feeling through them, they want to become scientists and ...