2008 January | REALscience

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Physics and Chemistry, Podcast, SciClips on 01 31st, 2008 | No Comments

Hydrogen Hits a High Note

If you’ve always wanted to hear what the elements sound like you’re not alone. A Kansas researcher has hit upon the unique sound of Hydrogen, the first element on the Periodic Table of The Elements. Other molecules are sure to follow in what could eventually become a chemical symphony. ...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in New Species, Podcast, SciClips, SciLebs on 01 30th, 2008 | No Comments

The Beetle Namer

Image courtesy of Arizona State University/Artist: Charles J. Kazilek. Dr. Quentin Wheeler is legitimately the bug guy at Arizona State University but he has become famous for his clever naming of the insects rather than for his discoveries. The Beetle Namer [ 2:25 ]

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Engineering, Podcast, SciClips on 01 29th, 2008 | No Comments

Engineers Build Envy With Their Dream Jobs

Roger Hill, courtesy of IEEE Spectrum In science, engineers do the heavy lifting. And building. They are constructing special devices to likely do something entirely new. This means they start with an idea and try to create a reality. Some of these folks have dream jobs that would make any of us jealous. ...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Animals, Environment, Marine Science, Podcast, SciClips on 01 28th, 2008 | No Comments

Predatory Starfish on the Loose in the Coral Triangle

Crown of thorns starfish, courtesy of Wildlife Conservation Society The crown of thorns starfish is not your garden variety sea predator. This spiny starfish is eating its way across vast coral reefs, threatening a delicate ecosystem. Crown of thorns starfish [ 2:12 ]

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Podcast, SciClips, Space on 01 25th, 2008 | No Comments

To The Moon NASA

Mary Jean Ryan, City of Seattle and astronaut Janet Kavandi Within the next fifty years NASA intends to return to the moon where astronauts will live off the land for up to six months. Then, we’re off to Mars. Administrators believe that the innovation that put us on the moon in 1969 will drive...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Climate Change, Environment, Podcast, SciClips on 01 24th, 2008 | No Comments

Crisis in The Amazon

Courtesy of Oak Ridge National Laboratory Brazilian ministers are holding an emergency meeting to figure out how to slow a sudden increase in deforestation. What’s to blame? Brazil’s new four-letter word, S-O-Y-A. Crisis in The Amazon [ 2:25 ]

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Podcast, SciClips, Space, Video on 01 23rd, 2008 | No Comments

“2008 really will be the year of the spaceship.”

That’s what British billionaire and Virgin Galactic CEO Richard Branson says. He unveiled his new space plane in New York yesterday. Environmentalist James Lovelock is among the few scientists scheduled to go to space. Branson hopes that other scientists will sign up for future flights and conduct...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Consumer Safety, Discoveries, Podcast, SciClips, SciLebs on 01 22nd, 2008 | No Comments

The Accidental Discovery

Dr. Patricia Hunt, courtesy of WSU Dr. Patricia Hunt just landed on Scientific American’s list of Top 50 Researchers of 2007. Two years ago she was working away on long term research and then a lab accident led to a major discovery. The Accidental Discovery [ 2:52 ]

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Biology, Climate Change, Environment, Geology, Marine Science, Physics and Chemistry, Podcast, SciClips on 01 21st, 2008 | No Comments

Antarctica and the International Polar Year

The least hospitable place on Earth is now the focus of the greatest scientific effort. Antarctica, along with Greenland and the Arctic are part of the International Polar Year. During this two year research effort over 225 international science projects will unlock the secrets of this frozen continent....

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Bioethics, Food and Nutrition, Genetics, Podcast, SciClips, Video on 01 18th, 2008 | 1 Comment

Animal Human Hybrid Okayed For Research

British scientists now have permission to create human-cow hybrid embryos to further stem cell research of diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Protests began last fall leading up to the decision on January 17. Many are opposed to the crossing of the line between animals and people....

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Discoveries, Engineering, Nanotechnology, Podcast, SciClips on 01 17th, 2008 | 3 Comments

Nano-enhanced Contact Lenses

Researcher holds completed lens, courtesy of University of Washington The Bionic Woman, the Terminator and other fictional superheroes all have extraordinary vision. Now average people may be well on the way to super enhanced vision thanks to a new nanotechnology discovery. Sometime in the not too...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Food and Nutrition, Podcast, SciClips on 01 16th, 2008 | No Comments

FDA gives okay to cloned meat

World Dairy Expo queen clones Liz I and Liz II, courtesy of clonesafety.org The FDA says that cloned meat is just as safe as meat bred the old-fashioned way. It decided to allow cloned meat to enter the food supply in the midst of a heated debate about the meat’s safety. But cloned meat and milk...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Discoveries, Health and Medicine, Podcast, SciClips, SciLebs on 01 15th, 2008 | No Comments

Scientists build a working heart in the lab

Rat heart beats in the lab Researchers at University of Minnesota have overcome a huge hurdle when it comes to building transplant organs. Using a new technique, they removed all the heart cells from a rat heart and replaced them with younger cells. And, much to their surprise the heart started beating...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Podcast, SciClips, Space, Video on 01 14th, 2008 | No Comments

Messenger Flies by Mercury

Messenger approaches Mercury Not since the Mariner mission of the 1970s has Mercury been in better view. The Messenger mission passed 124 miles from the closest planet to the Sun on January 14. It took 1,200 images, including many from 55 percent of the planet we have never seen. The space probe will...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Podcast, SciClips, Video, Weird Weather on 01 11th, 2008 | 1 Comment

Tornado touches Washington (the state)

A category F1 tornado knocked down trees, blew siding and roofs off buildings and tipped over a semi-truck. It’s January and few tornadoes are expected this time of year. And no tornadoes are expected in Washington state. But the funnel clouds didn’t seem to care about geography yesterday...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Astronomy, Podcast, SciClips, Video on 01 10th, 2008 | No Comments

Jet-powered Black Holes

A new bright source of x-rays in a nearby galaxy is creating more questions than answers. Jet-powered Black Holes [ 2:22 ]

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Adaptation and Extinction, Climate, Environment, Podcast, SciClips, Video on 01 9th, 2008 | No Comments

Losing India’s Islands

In India, rising sea levels have already swallowed two islands in the famed Sunderbans mangrove region, with dozens more under threat. Losing India's Islands [ 2:41 ] Play in Popup | Download podPressShowHidePlayer('18', 'http://www.realscience.us/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/losing_indias_islands_010908.mp3',...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Diseases, Podcast, SciClips on 01 8th, 2008 | No Comments

Hot Zone in Texas

Dengue Fever carrying Aedes mosquito Tropical diseases are heading to America. Dengue Fever is the latest mosquito-born virus trying to sink its teeth into the U.S. Hot Zone in Texas [ 2:11 ]

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Physics and Chemistry, Podcast, SciClips, SciLebs on 01 7th, 2008 | 1 Comment

The Road to Absolute Zero

Dr. Russell Donnelly, courtesy of University of Oregon A new documentary takes a look at the coldest of the cold—absolute zero. The Road to Absolute Zero [ 2:27 ]

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Engineering, Health and Medicine, Podcast, SciClips, Video on 01 4th, 2008 | No Comments

Super fast CT

A new CT scanner can zip patients through in minutes and capture a heart in well…two beats. Scanner Lightly [ 3:19 ]

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Animals, Biology, New Species, SciClips, Video on 01 3rd, 2008 | 1 Comment

New animals found in Indonesia

Scientists in Indonesia have discovered a giant rat and a tiny possum. The rat is about five times the size of a normal city rat and the possum is now among the world’s smallest marsupials. This is the first time either animal has been seen. Biologists believe more new species are left to be found...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Astronomy, Physics and Chemistry, Podcast, SciClips on 01 2nd, 2008 | No Comments

Wintering on Mars

Courtesy of NASA/JPL-Caltech/Hazard avoidance camera The two Mars rovers that began their exploration of the red planet in January 2004 began their fourth year this month. And, this year, like last the hunt for a safe winter location began with a big discovery. Wintering On Mars [ 3:01 ]

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