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Have you wondered why cats are so nimble and seem to fit perfectly in cups, boxes and other small places? Or how cats communicate with humans? Marc

Have you wondered why cats are so nimble and seem to fit perfectly in cups, boxes, and other small places? Or how cats communicate with humans? A physicist and a psychologist explain.

How much force must a penguin apply in order to blast a flying poop projectile, and how far can it travel? Fortunately for us all, scientists now have answers.

The winners of the 31st annual Ig Nobels include researchers who figured out how to better control cockroaches on US Navy submarines and a team that figured out just how disgusting that discarded gum stuck to your shoe is.

HOME > AIRCHIVES > PAPERAIR > VOLUME 9-ISSUE 3 > Kansas Is Flatter Than a Pancake Kansas Is Flatter Than a Pancake 2. Department of Geography, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona In this report, we apply basic scientific techniques to answer the question “Is Kansas as flat as a pancake?”   1 While driving across the American Midwest, it is common to hear travelers remark, “This state is as flat as a pancake.” To the authors, this adage see...

A retired British newspaperman, he founded the Apostrophe Protection Society to guard against the erosion of a humble yet essential element of the English language.

John Richards, bulwark for the apostrophe against grammatical ‘barbarians,’ dies at 97 Emily Langer © Family photo “I think that grammar is a valued part of our civilization,” John Richards declared. “I don’t like any attempt to diminish it.” John Richards, a British newspaperman who attracted a flurry of international attention when he founded and later resignedly disbanded the Apostrophe Protection Society, a self-styled bulwark against the “barbarians” ...

The Right Chemistry: Graphene is a remarkable material Driving.ca 56 mins ago Driving © Provided by Driving.ca The material Graphene, a form of carbon, is seen on a table Friday September 13, 2013 in Ottawa. Sir Andre Geim, professor of physics at the University of Manchester, has the distinction of being the only person to have been awarded both a Nobel and an Ig Nobel Prize. The Nobel represents the pinnacle of scientific achievement, while the Ig Nobel, organized by the...