Simon Lee

    The notion of pairing food and wine is centuries old, but now science is backing it up. Findings published in the October 9th issue of Current Biology suggests that mouthfeel, the way food…

    NEW YORK — As criticism of sugary sodas intensifies, Coke, Pepsi and Dr Pepper are rolling out new vending machines that will put calorie counts right at your fingertips. The…

      WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear a dispute between a soybean farmer and Monsanto Co. over the company’s efforts to limit farmers’ use of its patented,…

  The Summer Solstice, or “Midsummer,” derived from the Latin sol (sun) and sistere (to stand still), occurs exactly when the Earth’s axial tilt is most inclined towards the sun at its…

  A snow gauge is an instrument used in meteorology to gather and measure the amount of solid precipitation (as opposed to liquid precipitation that is measured by a rain gauge) over…

  Cirrus clouds are thin wisplike strands, sometimes accompanied by patches. Their shape and arrangement lead to their common name of “mare’s tail”. These clouds can be so extensive that they are…

  The water cycle (or hydrologic cycle) describes the continuous movement of water above, below, and on the planet. Since the water cycle is in fact a “cycle”, there is no beginning…

  Wind Shear (windshear, wind gradient) is described as difference in wind speed and direction over a short distance in the atmosphere. Wind shear is broken down into vertical and horizontal components.…

  BEIRUT – Syria’s military will “crush” armed rebels, President Bashar Assad’s defense minister warned Saturday, as the regime shelled rebel positions in two cities and near the Lebanese border in a…

  MOSCOW — As he hits his 60th birthday, Vladimir Putin seems to be in the prime of life: He hang-glides with Siberian cranes, shows off judo moves and exudes supreme self-confidence…