What are the modern fields in science currently under crisis? [more inside]
posted on May 6, 2008 - 23 answers

Should I participate in a 4-week sleep study? [more inside]
posted on Apr 27, 2008 - 13 answers

I'm looking for examples of crowdsourcing approaches to conservation science, where anyone - not just scientists - can help in conservation efforts by gathering data, etc. [more inside]
posted on Mar 28, 2008 - 9 answers

I was very interested in the study reported everywhere in the news today (for example: CNN) regarding how 1 in 4 teen girls has or has had an STD, however every single article was exactly the same leading me to believe they were all simply summarizing a press release. I'd like more info but where should I look for it? (Places I've tried inside) [more inside]
posted on Mar 12, 2008 - 10 answers

How is the meaning of art and artefacts being altered by the methods we use to: Experience, Define and Preserve them... In other words, in what ways have technologies been used to experience, re-define and/or preserve art and artifacts? [more inside]
posted on Feb 5, 2008 - 12 answers

New Macintosh user needs help getting his Pro set up for academic research. [more inside]
posted on Jan 29, 2008 - 10 answers

How do I convince a research advisor to take me on as a grad student? [more inside]
posted on Dec 11, 2007 - 13 answers

How does preventing public access to federally-funded scientific research serve the public interest? [more inside]
posted on Nov 15, 2007 - 39 answers

I'm looking for existing webcams that document ecological phenomena. [more inside]
posted on Sep 19, 2007 - 7 answers

How do I find out what percentage of pharmaceutical research is directed towards 'natural remedies' and how much is directed towards 'typical' scientific research? [more inside]
posted on Jan 2, 2007 - 8 answers

How do I come up with a scientific theory to explain complex phenomena? My area of research is medicine, but I'm interested in the opinions of all flavors of scientists. [more inside]
posted on Aug 3, 2006 - 8 answers

StatsFilter: Evidence challenging/contradicting conventional controlled/placebo trials? [more inside]
posted on Jul 25, 2006 - 10 answers

Biology Research Filter: How do you make your own TMB substrate solution for use with an ELISA kit? [more inside]
posted on Jul 6, 2006 - 4 answers

Is Dark Matter the new Phlogiston? [more inside]
posted on Jun 26, 2006 - 35 answers

The Protagonist: What can you tell me? [more inside]
posted on Jun 8, 2006 - 17 answers

Where can i find a small plastic container that can hold 30 ml or more liquid and is possible to dispense exactly 1 ml of it by spray? I'm doing research on different kinds of breath sprays and need something small, portable, and capable of dispensing exactly 1ml of liquid by spray. Push comes to shove, i can settle for dispensing by dropplets. Thanx!
posted on Jan 12, 2006 - 7 answers

When we have sex it is usually women who utter the most vocal noise. What are the possible evolutionary origins of this? [more inside]
posted on Jan 10, 2006 - 54 answers

Other competitions like the X-Prize? [more inside]
posted on Oct 26, 2005 - 8 answers

What are some up-and-coming topics in biological research, and who's investigating them? [more inside]
posted on Feb 18, 2005 - 13 answers