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Posted by Michael Bradbury in Biofuels, Climate Change, Engineering, Environment, Featured Articles, Geology, Greenovation, Math, Politics, Science Policy, Solar, Video, Wave Power, Wind on 01 25th, 2012 | No Comments

State of the Union Skimps on Science

For those expecting President Barack Obama to expound on the accomplishments of his laundry list of science and innovation policy he outlined in last year’s State of the Union, there were a few nods to but no specifics in this third State of the Union address on Tuesday evening. As Forbes reported...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Biology, Consumer Safety, Diseases, Featured Articles, Genetics, Health and Medicine, Politics, Video on 01 23rd, 2012 | No Comments

Bird Flu Flies to Top of the Pathogen Pile

After several deaths of people in Cambodia, Vietnam and China recently, the bird flu is making a comeback in public discourse. Concerns are growing about the H5N1 strain of the influenza virus. A few years ago the world-sweeping swine flu stole headlines but the bird flu, which is much more virulent...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Atmospheric science, Climate Change, Environment, Featured Articles, Science Ditty Friday, Video on 01 20th, 2012 | No Comments

SDF: What the Frack?

Editor’s Note: To mark the new year REALscience is rolling out a new feature — Science Ditty Friday. Each and every Friday we’ll compile a song (preferably with accompanying video) to kick your weekend off with a musical start. And there will be a more detailed explanation of the science...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Environment, Featured Articles, Marine Science, Oceanography, Video on 01 18th, 2012 | No Comments

Debris from Japanese Tsunami Hits U.S.

Beaches along the coasts of Washington and Oregon are treasure troves of flotsam for avid beachcombers. But one scientist says that what’s on its way to the west coast is unprecedented and those areas are totally unprepared. Oceanographer Curtis Ebbesmeyer is a self-proclaimed expert on manmade...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Computer Science, Discoveries, Featured Articles, Nanotechnology, Physics and Chemistry, Video on 01 17th, 2012 | No Comments

IBM Cracks Atomic Hard Drive Code

Right now there are about one million magnetized atoms involved in one bit of information. A bit is defined as a variable that can have only two possible values, 1 or 0. In computing those values are interpreted as binary digits. And IBM just lowered that minimum threshold from one million to 12. For...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Adaptation and Extinction, Animals, Biochemistry, Biology, Evolution, Featured Articles, Marine Science, SciLebs, Video on 01 13th, 2012 | No Comments

Strong Mussels Land Student in Intel Science Finals

Samantha Garvey wants to be a marine biologist and the science-focused 17 year old is now one of 61 finalists from Long Island in the Intel Science & Engineering Fair for her pioneering work with mussels. But the real story of this scientist-in-training is that she is able to excel in the classroom...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Featured Articles, Geology, Museum, Space, Video on 01 10th, 2012 | No Comments

New Mexico Space Rock Recovered

Leann Lloyd had the dubious honor of lugging a metallic rock through airport security in Missouri. She was on her way back to Albuquerque and the Meteorite Museum at University of New Mexico after retrieving the missing meteorite. She says, “It stopped the line and caused a big hub-bub and three...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Featured Articles, Physics and Chemistry, Scientainment, SciLebs, Video on 01 9th, 2012 | 3 Comments

Student Sings Science Project

Maggie Arias is on her way to becoming the next iTunes sensation. The Atlanta-area 6th Grader is not your typical pop princess though. She uses “thermosphere” in her song, Aurora, which pays tribute to the beauty and power of the Northern Lights. When her teacher asked each student to become...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Animals, Discoveries, Endangered Species, Featured Articles, Plants, Video on 01 5th, 2012 | No Comments

Parasitic Fly Could Explain Bee Disappearance

In 2006 bees began disappearing. Entomologists have never been exactly able to pinpoint the cause of syndrome, which they now call colony collapse disorder. It occurs when the worker bees abandon the hive and the whole system falls apart. No one knows why the bees leave. Some have suggested they get...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Adaptation and Extinction, Animals, Climate Change, Discoveries, Endangered Species, Featured Articles, Marine Science, Video on 01 4th, 2012 | No Comments

Sharks Begin Climate Adaptation Strategy

Recently scientists in Australia discovered that two species of sharks are interbreeding. The common black-tip shark and the Australian black-tip shark have started producing hybrid sharks. Marine biologists in Queensland say they’ve found 57 sharks so far. The common black-tip shark is found...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Earthquake, Environment, Featured Articles, Geology, Video on 01 3rd, 2012 | No Comments

Earthquake Shakes Ohio Confidence in Drilling

Hydraulic fracturing or hydrofracking to reach deep pockets of natural gas seems to be the culprit behind a small earthquake that shook Youngstown, Ohio on Saturday. By Monday, state lawmakers had imposed a two-week ban on drilling while the latest quake is investigated. Since the epicenter of the 4.0...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Featured Articles, SciArt, Scientainment, Video on 12 30th, 2011 | No Comments

STEM to STEAM: The Scientific Case for Art

For many, 2011 was the year of Steve Jobs. His bright, creative light went dark. His legacy of innovation and creativity lives on in the products of Apple and the people who work there. But his reach extends much further. Political scientists, business gurus and pop culture junkies are still calculating...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Astrobiology, Biology, Evolution, Featured Articles, Genetics, Physics and Chemistry, SciLebs on 12 28th, 2011 | No Comments

Rosie Redfield — Tyrant Queen of Science

Rosie Redfield is no shrinking violent. The outspoken University of British Columbia microbiologist always seems to have a wild hair about something. This year it ran the gamut from a fight over mailing flu cells to England using FedEx to her efforts showing scientific journals acting irresponsibly by...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Anthropology, Featured Articles, Nanotechnology, Physics and Chemistry, Science & Religion, Video on 12 23rd, 2011 | 1 Comment

Science Finds Shroud of Turin Wasn’t Faked

A new theory posits that an instantaneous light burst at the moment of Jesus’ resurrection left the imprint of his image in the cloth used to bury him. Just in time for what believers call a Christmas miracle, a team of Italian scientists has concluded that the cloth believed to hold the image...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Artificial Intelligence, Biology, Engineering, Evolution, Featured Articles, Nanotechnology, Physics and Chemistry, Video on 12 15th, 2011 | No Comments

Is Metal the New Building Block of Life?

The focus of Lee Cronin’s work is understanding and controlling self-assembly and self-organisation in chemistry to develop functional molecular and nano-molecular chemical systems; linking architectural design with function and recently engineering system-level functions.Lee Cronin's Lab Searches...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Featured Articles, SciArt, Scientainment on 12 9th, 2011 | 4 Comments

Tattoos Etch Body of Science

Tattoos are a time-honored yet painful way to mark a significant moment in one’s life. They can capture the essence of who you are and permanently etch that onto your skin. Scientists are one tribe that shows their passion for their work by marking it on their bodies. For years, science writer...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Climate, Climate Change, Featured Articles, Video, Weird Weather on 12 8th, 2011 | No Comments

Deadly Dozen Extreme Weather Events of 2011

2011 was a banner year for weather. It was cold, wet, dry and hot, depending what part of the country you inhabit. And according to new analysis by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration there were 12 weather events that each cost over $1 billion, setting a new record. Jack Hayes, head...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Astrobiology, Astronomy, Discoveries, Featured Articles, Physics and Chemistry, Space on 12 7th, 2011 | 1 Comment

Earth-like Planet Fuels Excitement for Space Exploration

The question is the subject of movies, science fiction novels and our own curious minds. Are we alone in the universe? Prevailing scientific wisdom says yes but more and more the answer appears to be no. With the advent of more sensitive cosmological equipment to scan the night sky, astronomers are...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Citizen science, Discoveries, Featured Articles, Physics and Chemistry, Video on 12 5th, 2011 | 1 Comment

Help Name the New Elements

The latest additions to the periodic table of the elements finally have placeholder names. It was earlier this year when elements 114 and 116 were admitted onto the coveted list of elements. At the time they were referred to by their numerical Latin ununquadium and ununhexium. They might be called flerovium...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Citizen science, Engineering, Featured Articles, Video on 11 30th, 2011 | 1 Comment

Jetman Flies with the Big Birds

Yves “Jetman” Rossy is a Swiss aviator and engineer who has created personalize jet flight. In 2008 he became the first person to fly independently without the aid of an airplane. He just had a fixed wing attached to his back.Jetman, Yves Rossy Soars above The Alps He’s been perfecting...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Climate, Climate Change, Featured Articles, Politics, Video on 11 28th, 2011 | No Comments

Climategate II: Attack of the Scientists

Two years ago the private e-mails of one of the top climate change research centers were stolen and published online. The timing was such that it occurred just before the Copenhagen Climate Summit in 2009. Now, just two weeks before the Durban, South Africa Climate Summit, the hackers have released...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Atmospheric science, Climate, Climate Change, Featured Articles, Physics and Chemistry, Video on 11 1st, 2011 | 1 Comment

Climate Skeptics Confirm Global Warming

Global warming has become so politicized that many people forget there is science underlying the concept. The camps sort out like this. Climate scientists for the most part agree that the world is heating up thanks to man-made or anthropogenic global warming, largely caused by excess carbon dioxide...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Featured Articles, SciArt, Scientainment, Video on 06 24th, 2011 | No Comments

Crowdsourcing Humanity

Now that we’ve been living in the Information Age for over 50 years, it’s safe to say we’ve become quite proficient at gathering data. We’ve built elaborate systems to collect and transmit data. We’ve also built elaborate systems to protect and encrypt personal information...

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