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Posted by Michael Bradbury in Environment, Marine Science, Video on 02 28th, 2008 | No Comments

The Three Faces of Camouflage

Marine biologist Roger Hanlon shows how cuttlefish change their coloring to disappear in the marine environment.

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Geology, Video, Weird Weather on 02 27th, 2008 | No Comments

England Shaken but not Stirred After Strong Quake

A 5.2 magnitude earthquake struck the island nation in the middle of last night. One serious injury and no deaths have been reported but the cost looks like it may top $20 million. England has an earthquake about once every 30 years and the last major quake was 25 years ago.

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Diseases, Health and Medicine, SciClips on 02 26th, 2008 | No Comments

UCLA Confirms Adult Skin Cell Transformation

Dr. Kathrin Plath at UCLA Last November a groundbreaking discovery announced that adult skin cells could be turned into the equivalent of embryonic stem cells. But could the experiment be reproduced? The answer is yes. A team at UCLA has created stem cells from skin cells, just like the first experiments....

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Podcast, Politics on 02 22nd, 2008 | 2 Comments

Clinton, Obama Campaigns Talk Science

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) national meeting invited the major presidential candidates to participate in a forum on science policy. The event happened spontaneously and because of the short time frame only two campaigns sent advisers to tell the scientists how they...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Space, Video on 02 21st, 2008 | 1 Comment

U.S. Blasts Satellite out of Orbit

The Navy says that it struck a U.S. spy satellite, destroying the toxic hydrazine fuel tank in the process. The missile launched from a navy ship near Hawaii and created quite a light show. Some wonder whether this is maneuver is a flexing of military muscle following a similar move by China last year...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Animals, New Species, Video on 02 19th, 2008 | No Comments

New Antarctic Creatures Caught on Video

A census of life at the bottom of Southern Ocean near Antarctica is revealing odd creatures — ranging from new fish, glass-like sea creatures called tunicates and giant sea spiders. After a recent 20-day collection trip, scientists announced that 25% of the animals they found were new to science.

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Engineering, Greenovation, Nanotechnology on 02 13th, 2008 | No Comments

Power Shirt Generates Energy from Physical Motion

Georgia Tech Professor Zhong Lin Wang shows a microfiber nanogenerator composed of a pair of entangled fibers. Photo by: Gary Meek Portable electricity just took a big step forward. The ability to power a cell phone or iPod is now within reach with a new breakthrough at Georgia Tech, where researchers...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Podcast, SciClips, Science of... on 02 11th, 2008 | No Comments

The Science of…Leap Year

courtesy of ASU deptarments of Geography and Computer Science This year, February 29 appears on the calendar. That’s because 2008 is a leap year. It’s just an easy way to keep our calendars clear and consistent. Why do we get an extra day every four years? The answer is in the way the Earth...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Adaptation and Extinction, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Podcast, SciClips on 02 8th, 2008 | No Comments

Pacific Walrus on the Brink

courtesy of US Fish and Wildlife Service First the polar bears and now the Pacific Walrus are being squeezed off the melting ice and onto the brink of extinction. Could listing the walrus under the Endangered Species Act save the tusked mammal or is global warming making it too hot for the walrus to...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Climate, Engineering, Environment, Marine Science, Podcast, SciClips on 02 7th, 2008 | No Comments

Ocean-Going Hybrid Vehicle

courtesy of Webb Research, photo by David Doubilet Taking a page out of a science fiction story, a group of scientistshave successfully flown the first environmentally powered robotic vehicle through the ocean. Hybrid Vehicle [ 2:57 ]

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Food and Nutrition, Podcast, SciClips on 02 6th, 2008 | No Comments

High Fat Health Food

courtesy of University of Massachusetts Amherst Soon the greasy goodness of fat might make low-fat foods taste a lot better without adding calories. Researchers have pioneered a new technique for wrapping fats so the body can’t digest them as easily. This may have applications for drug delivery...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Adaptation and Extinction, Marine Science, Podcast, SciClips on 02 5th, 2008 | No Comments

Fish Booms (and Busts) Solved

courtesy of Scripps Institue, UC San Diego Cycles of booms and busts have plagued the fishing industry forever. Fish suddenly disappear in one area and turn up in another. Now scientists think they have figured out part of the mystery — at least when it comes to sardines and anchovies. Fish...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Consumer Safety, Podcast, SciClips on 02 4th, 2008 | No Comments

Duckie Danger

courtesy of Royalty free stock photography Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the bathtub. Rubber ducks could contain a toxin that interferes with reproduction. New research also finds that these chemicals called pthalates is found in many popular baby products. Pthalates [ 3:22 ]

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Genetics, Genomics, Podcast, SciClips on 02 1st, 2008 | No Comments

Spit if You Want Your Genetic Code

Everybody has 23 pairs of chromosomes. It’s just part of our genetic makeup. We get half from our mothers and half from our fathers. And that combination of genes outlines our natural abilities, our appearance and even what diseases we could develop. Now a company in California is trying to make...

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