When you think of a scientist, what comes to mind? Some might say a pretty serious, highly intelligent guy in a white coat, who spends so much time solving problems that he doesn’t have many hours ...

Science jokes for the win! Many people think the most exciting phrase in science is “Eureka!” But when I was in school, my ...

If you only laugh at jokes, then you’re not taking them seriously enough. Jokes have functions. “I don’t suffer from insanity – I enjoy every minute of it!” (That’s releasing stress.) “Mixed emotions ...

Ten years after winning the parodic Ig Nobel prize for levitating a frog with magnets, Russian scientist Andre Geim has snagged the real thing. On Tuesday, the prestigious physics Nobel went to Geim ...