Nature Magazine's 5 Top Science Blogs

In order, with their overall blogosphere rank in ():

1. Pharyngula (179)

2. Panda's Thumb (1,647)

3. Real Climate (1,884)

4. Cosmic Variance (2,174)

5. Scientific Activist (3,429)

Is bookofjoe a science blog?

Or is it a breath mint — or a candy mint?

Or is it two — two — two blogs in one?

No matter because it's not ranked high enough to enter the elite ranks above.

Last I looked I was at 5,534 (top) and holding.

Technorati estimates there are now an estimated 47 million blogs, with many tens of thousands of new ones appearing every day.