Sciences

The World's Coral Reefs Are Being Decimated, All for a Few Gaudy Trinkets

Seven Florida Coral Species "Extremely Likely to go Extinct," Warns National Marine Fisheries

Florida's coral reefs have been on the decline for decades, and it looks like things could get a whole lot worse. Seven species of coral found in Florida and Caribbean waters "are extremely likely to go extinct" before the year 2100, and five of those species are the most "imperiled o ... More >>

If Climate Change Melts Greenland's Ice Sheet, Will South Florida Drown?

A giant sheet of ice that covers most of ​Greenland might be a serious problem for South Florida in a few hundred or few thousand years, give or take. A new study in Nature Climate Change warns that a 1.6 degree Celsius jump in global temperatures could completely melt&nbs ... More >>

FAU Study: Coping With Climate Change in Florida May Cost as Much as $1 Billion

randompixels.blogspot.comThat's not exactly a transportation "plan."​Not long after the Broward County Natural Resources Planning and Management Division released its report detailing how rising sea levels could cause major flooding across Fort Lauderdale, Florida Atlantic University has released ... More >>

Length of a Man's Ring Finger Indicates Amount of Sex Hormones, According to Science

chargerchant.wordpress.comIt's all about the ratio.​Finally, a pair of Gainesville biologists have discovered another reason for men having ring fingers longer than their index fingers, and as folklore would have it, it's related to sex.The findings of the University of Florida College of Medicine ... More >>

"Brain-Eating Amoeba" On the Loose, if British Tabloid Is to Be Trusted

The Daily Mail​A little-known killer is making its way through the southern United States, according to the British tabloid The Daily Mail: a "brain-eating amoeba" called Naegleria fowleri. Victims so far include one 16-year-old girl from Florida, Courtney Nash, who reportedly died after swimming ... More >>

Anti-Evolution Bill Hits State Senate

Great apes. Which one did you elect?​In a perfect world, we'd have no reason to pause over the language of Florida's Senate Bill 1854, which reads, in part:Members of the instructional staff of the public schools... shall teach efficiently and faithfully... the following: (a thorough presentation ... More >>

Is Global Warming to Blame for Florida's Cold Weather?

The Juice: Now frozen!​There's a serious disconnect in how we Americans think about weather. On the one hand, we love crazy weather stories and the intense, irrational panic they cause. On the other hand, we're absolutely unwilling to consider that those extreme weather patterns are a result of ou ... More >>

In Case You Missed It: Lunar Eclipse Photos

​Photo by Justin Terveen​Last night, the universe decided to gift humans with an early Christmas present: a total lunar eclipse. This all came the morning of the Winter Solstice, the day of the year with the fewest hours of daylight for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere. Sure, lunar ec ... More >>

Congressman John Shimkus Suggests That God May Sink Florida, But That's Okay

God has mellowed since then.​Sometimes it helps to look abroad for one's news to capture the peculiar absurdities of American politics. Case in point: The Daily Mail, of the UK, yesterday ran an item discussing a potential chair of the US energy committee, Congressman John Shimkus (R - IL). For Sh ... More >>

Weezer Leads SunFest's New Music Night Lineup

God has mellowed since then.​Sometimes it helps to look abroad for one's news to capture the peculiar absurdities of American politics. Case in point: The Daily Mail, of the UK, yesterday ran an item discussing a potential chair of the US energy committee, Congressman John Shimkus (R - IL). For Sh ... More >>

The Hippies Have a Point

God has mellowed since then.​Sometimes it helps to look abroad for one's news to capture the peculiar absurdities of American politics. Case in point: The Daily Mail, of the UK, yesterday ran an item discussing a potential chair of the US energy committee, Congressman John Shimkus (R - IL). For Sh ... More >>

Ghosts in the Cloud Chamber

Niels Bohr and Werner Heisenberg go for a walk.

Is Brain Safe To Eat?

Mmmmm.... brains.​The question was raised for me after checking out Pakistani restaurant Usmania, which we reviewed this week. Usmania serves a dish called brain masala, a karahi-cooked curry made from the cerebral matter of goats. In the review, I mention my fiancee was adamant I not eat this dis ... More >>

Palm Beach Activists to Do Their Part to Make the Earth Move

FlickrWhat she said.​In advance of world leaders' December meeting in Copenhagen for a new climate treaty, Palm Beach County residents are heading to Atlantic Dunes Beach Park, where on Saturday October 24, they'll participate in a demonstration that's gone global.That day marks the International ... More >>

Geometry: It’s Not Just for Playing Pool

FlickrWhat she said.​In advance of world leaders' December meeting in Copenhagen for a new climate treaty, Palm Beach County residents are heading to Atlantic Dunes Beach Park, where on Saturday October 24, they'll participate in a demonstration that's gone global.That day marks the International ... More >>

Big Bang Radio

FlickrWhat she said.​In advance of world leaders' December meeting in Copenhagen for a new climate treaty, Palm Beach County residents are heading to Atlantic Dunes Beach Park, where on Saturday October 24, they'll participate in a demonstration that's gone global.That day marks the International ... More >>

Life is Better Down Where It's Wetter

FlickrWhat she said.​In advance of world leaders' December meeting in Copenhagen for a new climate treaty, Palm Beach County residents are heading to Atlantic Dunes Beach Park, where on Saturday October 24, they'll participate in a demonstration that's gone global.That day marks the International ... More >>

A Halloween Test

FlickrWhat she said.​In advance of world leaders' December meeting in Copenhagen for a new climate treaty, Palm Beach County residents are heading to Atlantic Dunes Beach Park, where on Saturday October 24, they'll participate in a demonstration that's gone global.That day marks the International ... More >>

All Palin, All The Time

FlickrWhat she said.​In advance of world leaders' December meeting in Copenhagen for a new climate treaty, Palm Beach County residents are heading to Atlantic Dunes Beach Park, where on Saturday October 24, they'll participate in a demonstration that's gone global.That day marks the International ... More >>

Bernar Venet: New Saturation Paintings

FlickrWhat she said.​In advance of world leaders' December meeting in Copenhagen for a new climate treaty, Palm Beach County residents are heading to Atlantic Dunes Beach Park, where on Saturday October 24, they'll participate in a demonstration that's gone global.That day marks the International ... More >>

Increase Entropy Locally: Push Back Against Pseudoscience

FlickrWhat she said.​In advance of world leaders' December meeting in Copenhagen for a new climate treaty, Palm Beach County residents are heading to Atlantic Dunes Beach Park, where on Saturday October 24, they'll participate in a demonstration that's gone global.That day marks the International ... More >>

It’s Getting Hot in Here

FlickrWhat she said.​In advance of world leaders' December meeting in Copenhagen for a new climate treaty, Palm Beach County residents are heading to Atlantic Dunes Beach Park, where on Saturday October 24, they'll participate in a demonstration that's gone global.That day marks the International ... More >>

“Anyway, This Cake is Great”

“It’s so delicious and moist.”

Miami Foods to be Thankful For: Nacatamale Season

“It’s so delicious and moist.”

Scramble Me Up a Universe

Florida Stage and the physics of fun and fear

Easy Being Green

Linkin Park's Projekt Revolution tour gives back big

Sex and the Single Sperm

FAU's wild Darwinians are at it again. And this time, they want to measure your nutsack.

Reef Madness

Thanks to the Delray-Boynton pipe, there's a nitrate-stoked party down there.

Astrophysics Lite

Splitting Infinity splits into two plays. One shines; the other grinds.

The God Fossil

Most Americans who accept evolution think God created it. These scientists think they can prove the opposite.

Cribs

This week’s host: the universe

Starry Starry Night

Great sets. Cool lighting. The pacing's a little slow.

Oh My Stars!

A night for the cosmically challenged

Out of Touch

You press the screen. The machine tells you that your vote has been counted. But how can you be sure?

Best Sun-Sentinel Writer

Tom Jicha

Dem Bones

International Dinosaur Symposium

Scintillating Astronomy

Lupercalia

Star Search

Lupercalia

Much Ado About Mooning

Lupercalia

Historical Relic or Load of Crap -- You Make the Call

The Amazing Randi claimed the Miami Circle site was actually a septic tank, not an archaeological find. He's having second thoughts.

Y2K + 12

The Amazing Randi claimed the Miami Circle site was actually a septic tank, not an archaeological find. He's having second thoughts.

Signs of Evolution

The Amazing Randi claimed the Miami Circle site was actually a septic tank, not an archaeological find. He's having second thoughts.

Night & Day

November 19 - 25, 1998

Net Loss

With encouragement from a Broward foundation, scientists hope to restore the struggling billfish population

The Straight Dope

With encouragement from a Broward foundation, scientists hope to restore the struggling billfish population

Chip Off the Old Rock

With encouragement from a Broward foundation, scientists hope to restore the struggling billfish population

Night & Day

April 16 - 22, 1998

Night & Day

March 5 - 11, 1998

The Straight Dope

March 5 - 11, 1998