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Communication is Cool at the Sony Wonder Technology Lab

Spotlight on Scaly Reptiles at Lizards and Snakes: Alive!
From geckos that can get a grip on any surface, to snakes that slither in secret hiding spots, a new exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History celebrates reptiles.

Investigate clues that crawl at a new forensic entomology exhibit
Scientists use maggots, beetles, and termites as insect evidence to crack a case

Dale Chihuly brings his blown botanicals to New York
When art meets nature at the Botanical Gardens this summer, the science that you can’t see is just as impressive.

Robot rockers find a home in Brooklyn
A new educational facility serves as gallery, robotics lab, and performance space for explorations in electronics and art

Five tips on greening your lifestyle from the author of The Big Green Apple Guide
It's easy being green in NYC, according to author Ben Jervey

Cave explorers search for extremophiles below Earth's surface
In a new IMAX film, a microbiologist and a cave expert work together to discover creatures that survive, and thrive, in the extremest of environments

Technological progress and national security are at odds in the revival of In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer

Al Gore Takes His Global Warming Slide Show on the Road in An Inconvenient Truth
S&C's assistant editor has some thoughts about the new documentary of the former Vice President.

A geneticist-turned-monk takes a scientific approach to a spiritual life
Matthieu Ricard says meditation can change your brain

Artist Sarah Sze engineers an artificial edifice outside Central Park
Corner Plot is a new public art piece that challenges the public's perceptions of personal space, after challenging its installers

With Films Featuring an Amphibian Behaviorist, Astronomers in Brazil, and a Famous Physicist

An urban ecologist extols the virtues of indigenous plants
Starting this week, two city Greenmarkets will offer local flora for sale to the public thanks to native plant apostle Marielle Anzelone.

The River Project hopes to install a temporary fish tank downtown
This is an updated version of an article that originally appeared in the Downtown Express in January.

Scientists Detect Dangers in NYC's Dust and Dirt
New research shows that roadway grit is a source of elevated lead levels in the five boroughs

Fighting Physicists and Dueling Universes
Astrophysics is as dramatic as ever

Lessons Learned from the Fight with Intelligent Design

A Man, a Machine, and an Electric Image
"Anton was home with his painting machine and I was so jealous. My dream. To have a machine that could paint while you're away. But they said he had to be there while it painted because it clogs up."
— Andy Warhol (from
The Andy Warhol Diaries, edited by Pat Hackett)

Science, Research, and Man's Best Friend

High school students investigate problems in science and engineering
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