Not Exactly Rocket Science

Congratulations to Ed Yong, author of one of my favorite blogs, for winning three Research Blogging Awards this year. Not Exactly Rocket Science was named the Research Blog of the Year and Best Lay-Level Blog (er, apparently that means layman-level). And his post on duck sex was named the Best Post of the Year.

In further news, Not Exactly Rocket Science has moved from ScienceBlogs to Discover Blogs.

For any newcomers, here’s an introduction. Formally, Not Exactly Rocket Science is a science news site; informally, it’s a bit like an excitable child jumping up and down and pointing to things, but with more syntax. This is my attempt to portray science as the awe-inspiring, beautiful and quirky field that it is, to as many people as possible. You shouldn’t need a science degree to be able to dive into the stream of new discoveries, and on this blog, you won’t need one.

He really does do a great job in portraying the wonder of science. His posts are always fascinating.