From across the pond, an interactive exhibition from Dublin's Science Gallery at Trinity College opens in New York this week at Eyebeam Art + Technology Center in Chelsea. Part of the World Science Festival, the installation, "Surface Tension: The Future of Water," explores the looming water crisis from the perspective of artists, scientists, researchers, designers, and engineers. Water is both muse for artists and a necessity for life; disposable and sacred to the show's curators and participants. "People have a remarkable tolerance for complex stuff if it's done in a playful way. Why not science?" asks Michael John Gorman, Founding Director of Science Gallery. The excellently curated show explores not only the physical properties of water, but also the social and political impact felt across the globe. more ›

Hey, waitresses: trying to drum up some extra rent money? Well, you might want to slap on some Revlon Ravish Me Red—according to a recent French study, waitresses who wear red lipstick make more tips. more ›

New York State's school kids are not great at the science, it seems. The results of last year's National Assessment of Educational Progress science exam are out and New York kids scored an average 149 (out of 300), about the same as they scored in 2009 and two points below the national average [PDF]. And it gets more depressing. How bad are we talking? A disturbing 46 percent of those eighth graders tested didn't know how much hydrogen and oxygen is in a molecule of H2O. more ›

Finally, a reason not to feel quite so bad about forgetting nearly every year to make our annual dentist appointments. A new study in the American Cancer Society's journal Cancer shows a link between certain kinds of dental X-rays and a common, benign (but still dangerous) form of brain tumor. Though the issue is more of a problem for people who were frequenting the dentist in the 1960s. more ›

And for today's report of science setting out to prove cliches true, a new study has arrived that argues that the most aggressive homophobes are probably like that because of their own latent homosexual tendencies (see: Ted Haggard). "Individuals who identify as straight but in psychological tests show a strong attraction to the same sex may be threatened by gays and lesbians because homosexuals remind them of similar tendencies within themselves," explains study author Netta Weinstein. more ›

When we were in college there was a year where we pretty much lived off of microwave popcorn and Diet Coke. It might not have been the healthiest lifestyle, but a new study out of the University of Scranton says we could have done a lot worse. Popcorn, when not covered in oil and butter, is good for you! more ›

Well this is fun: Scientists have not only discovered a new species, they've discovered a new species that is visible to the naked eye and its natural habitat is the Tri-state area. In fact, the dead center of its known range is Yankee Stadium! The new species (new to science, not the world) doesn't have a name yet but looks very, very similar to your run of the mill leopard frog, it just croaks different. And has very distinct DNA. more ›

Soda, we all love it, and yet it seems to bring us nothing but heartache (and diabetes and cancer). Sure, you can switch to the "diet" stuff, but that a) won't actually help your diet and b) also may well lead to heart disease, according to new research. At least water won't kill us, right? more ›

Proving what we already knew about those Standard Oil-emulating, stripper tears-drinking, tax-dodging, climate science-denying bastards, a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests that rich people are more likely to lie, cheat, and break the law without compunction, for their personal gain. The study's abstract notes "that upper-class individuals’ unethical tendencies are accounted for, in part, by their more favorable attitudes toward greed." more ›

Children, constantly ruining things for the rest of us! Smoking is much rarer on the screen now because seeing pretty people puffing apparently makes kids want to smoke. And now a new study is trying to persuade us that watching stars get wasted with no consequences is turning our nation's impressionable youth into a bunch of alcoholics (what, they didn't see Knocked Up?). Soon grown-ups won't be allowed to see grown-ups having fun in their own entertainments. more ›

There's nothing we love more than when Science goes out of its way to conduct decade-long studies to tell us things we already know, like the fact marijuana doesn't hurt your lungs, or women don't like sex because of supply and demand. Now, a recent study has confirmed something we've always known in our hearts: our depression is linked to our mothers. "Freud comes in to this," said co-author and psychiatrist Dr. Igor Galynker of Beth Israel Medical Center. "He blamed everything on the mother and it turns out the mother is absolutely the strongest gauge of depression you have." more ›

Instead of Twitter-crying about your landlord forgetting to turn your one wheezing radiator on, you should be thanking him for getting you ready for swimsuit season. New studies have revealed the existence of brown fat in humans, which burns calories "like a furnace" when the body gets cold. Look for Brown Fat Smoothies soon at a McDonald's near you. more ›

Good news for all of you godless, sex-fueled heathens: a new study finds that married couples aren't really any happier or healthier than unmarried couples who live together. Alright! more ›

More terrifying news today comes courtesy of Science, which is apparently closing in on perfecting lab-grown, in-vitro meat. Don't call it "imitation" meat—this stuff is legitimately animal flesh, but it was never part of a living animal. Have we learned nothing from the Japanese poop burger? more ›

Are you bored with your job, but enthralled by the mysteries of nature? Wish your days were filled with a few more dinosaur bones and giant squids? Well, step right up, because the Museum of Natural History has a golden opportunity for you! more ›

Why must science ruin everything? Just as we are getting used to the idea that red wine is not actually going to keep us young and healthy forever, a report shows up suggesting that "processed meat consumption is positively associated with pancreatic cancer risk." Sigh. more ›

A new study came out this week declaring that those with broken hearts are more likely to have a heart attack. The study is very sad! And it broke our heart a little bit, and now we are going to sue science when we have our heart attack over it all. However, if you really must know about it, the study (which was originally spotted by ABC News) says that "grief over the death of a loved one can cause a huge spike in a person's risk of heart attack," especially right after the loss. more ›

Further proof that science is amazing: Scottish researchers have painstakingly worked to recreate the 100-year old whisky that explorer extraordinaire Ernest Shackleton brought with him on an Arctic voyage in 1907, and the successful results are now available by the bottle for your drinking pleasure. How did they do it? more ›

Good news for rational people everywhere—those HPV vaccines that some conservative prudes were convinced were going to turn girls into skanks do nothing of the sort, after all! So go out and get your kids—girls and boys—the shots. more ›

Scientists in the U.S. and the Netherlands have created in a lab a "highly transmissible" form of the A(H5N1) bird flu virus—a deadly bug that normally doesn't spread from person to person. But don't worry, the army of the twelve monkeys aren't bringing a dark dystopia to us just yet. The Government is doing its best to have scientific journals not publish crucial information about the experiments that created the virus. And, despite fears of censorship, it sounds like the journals are seriously considering withholding the info. more ›

Bad news for the 65 million people who are on the express highway to obesity the next few years—not only will you be fat, but you'll also be poor, especially if you're a chick! more ›