Celestron NexStar 5SE
For stargazers bored with looking at common constellations like the Big Dipper and Orion's Belt, Celestron's NexStar 5 SE is a pro-level telescope for amateurs. I got a chance to try it …
Tag: Science
Find all stories on Science in this tag archive.
Aerogel
You might have seen the Aerogel in some newspapers and online already but we felt the need to add our two cents because of its truly world-changing potential. The porous substance is …
Marge, the Low-Fat Milk Cow
The world's largest dairy exporter, Fonterra, and its bioscience research team ViaLactia, have discovered a gene mutation in one of Fonterra's "cash cows." This Friesian cow, more famously known as Marge, has …
From the Archive: Amorphophallus Titanum
A celebrity of the plant world, the Amorphophallus Titanum, or “the corpse flower,” is a rare bloom that’s native to Indonesia and known for the extreme smell that it emits when it …
Cymatics
The second edition of Jenny's 1967 seminal book on the topic is full of nature-induced mandalas
Body Volume Index Machine and Clinical Research Study
Body Volume Index, a U.K.-based company, has developed a new method of measuring body fat. The method and company name are the same, or BVI for short. Patients step into an enclosed …
Powers of Ten
Not just a nostalgic reminder of grade school days, Charles and Ray Eames’ 1977 film Powers of Ten is at this point—having inspired Will Wright’s new video game “Spore” and a memorable …
Richard Sarson for Seed Magazine
We covered artist Richard Sarson and The Circle Project last July. His latest commissioned work is featured in the December/January issue of Seed magazine (a CH favorite) and was inspired by the …
Life
Published back in March in the U.K. (left) and in September in the U.S. (right), Life by Lennart Nilsson is a phenomenal book. Born in Sweden in 1922, Nilsson is regarded as …
Popular Science’s Best of What’s New 2006: GearWrench X-Beam
This week CH highlights our favorite innovations from Popular Science's Amazon.