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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, Backyard Science, Citizen science, Consumer Safety, Health and Medicine, Physics and Chemistry, Video on 12 6th, 2011 | No Comments

Combustion Whoosh Bottle Experiment Done Right

Last week, a Minnesota science class got more than they bargained for when a combustible demonstration being done by the physical sciences teacher caught chemicals on a lab table on fire and burned several students, including 15-year-old Dane Neuberger. The burned student says, “I started screaming...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Consumer Safety, Earthquake, Environment, Geology, Health and Medicine, Video on 10 25th, 2011 | 2 Comments

Fracking Earthquakes

John Long is a geologist for Osborn Heirs, an oil and gas exploration and development company in San Antonio, Texas. When the earth started rumbling beneath is office he had a pretty good idea why. The answer he says is hydraulic fracturing or hydrofracking. He says, “Anytime you take fluid or...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Biotechnology, Consumer Safety, Diseases, Ecology, Engineering, Environment, Food and Nutrition, Health and Medicine, Plants, Video on 10 20th, 2011 | No Comments

Genetically Modified Foods Abound in U.S.

Jeffrey Smith has written the book on genetically modified foods (GMOs). Now he’s on a crusade to rid the U.S. of unhealthy food hybrids that not even animals choose to eat. He tells the story of a farmer who was growing corn for his cows. The farmer grew non-GMO corn next to corn that had been...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Animals, Biology, Consumer Safety, Food and Nutrition, Health and Medicine, Physics and Chemistry, Physiology, Scientainment, Video on 10 11th, 2011 | No Comments

Ig Nobel Prizes Take a Lighter Look at Science

Pee pressure, beer bottle-humping beetles and a wasabi-flavored fire alarm were among the top prizes awarded at Harvard University’s 21st Annual Ig Nobel Prize ceremony, a more laid back version of the Nobel Prize ceremony. Nobel Prize laureates present the Ig Nobels to scientists and philosophers...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Animals, Backyard Science, Biology, Citizen science, Consumer Safety, Diseases, Health and Medicine, Video on 09 28th, 2011 | No Comments

Snail Invasion Poses Health Risks

It may be the fastest invasion of a slow-moving creature but people in Miami-Dade County are taking care not to mess with the new snail in town. The east African land snail is making a home in south Florida and causing all sorts of problems. They reproduce at an exponential rate and grow fast. They...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Atmospheric science, Backyard Science, Consumer Safety, Space, Video on 09 20th, 2011 | No Comments

NASA Tracking Satellite Heading for Earth

NASA says there could be a spectacular show on Friday if someone spots the re-entry of an old satellite. But that is a big if. The space agency is down-playing any danger associated with a 20-year-old, school-bus-sized piece of space junk crashing into a populated area. But there is still a chance that...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Consumer Safety, Engineering, Video, Weird Weather on 08 30th, 2011 | No Comments

Skyscrapers Pose Danger in Hurricanes

When Hurricane Irene began tracking toward New York City, officials feared the worst. In a city full of skyscrapers a hurricane can become a bigger instrument of destruction. Flying glass as windows blow out create dangerous projectiles littering the streets. And the space between highrise buildings...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Atmospheric science, Climate Change, Consumer Safety, Health and Medicine, Video, Weird Weather on 07 22nd, 2011 | No Comments

Heat Dome Steams Much of U.S.

Over 177 million people in 34 states are talking about the heat dome that is parked over one million square miles of the U.S. and sending temperatures and heat indices into dangerous triple digit territory. A heat dome is a common summertime occurrence when heating on land occurs faster than over the...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Biochemistry, Biology, Consumer Safety, Discoveries, Diseases, Environment, Food and Nutrition, Genetics, Health and Medicine, Math, Physics and Chemistry, Uncategorized, Video on 07 21st, 2011 | 1 Comment

Real Science and Girls Dominate Google Science Fair

Gender stereotypes about math and science abound. Boys are known for performing better in math and science while girls tend to excel in history and language arts. Though the U.S. still leads the world in scientific discovery and vision, another stereotype is that the U.S. education system is failing...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Animals, Consumer Safety, Health and Medicine, Marine Science, Oceanography, Video on 07 14th, 2011 | No Comments

Tiny Shark Packs Big Bite

Few people have ever heard of the cookiecutter shark. They are prevalent in the deep, tropical ocean but they are not very large predators. In fact, the fish measures just a couple of feet long. But don’t be fooled by its size. This is a saw-toothed fish that bites dolphins, whales, nuclear submarine...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Climate Change, Consumer Safety, Diseases, Environment, Geology, Greenovation, Physics and Chemistry, Politics, Science Policy, Video on 06 28th, 2011 | No Comments

Nuclear Power Plants Under Threat

The record snow pack melt combined with cool, heavy spring rains forced reservoirs in northern states to release extra water into rivers, creating a big flood which is now surging south, from North Dakota to Nebraska where the Missouri River is over its banks and threatening two nuclear power plants. The...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Consumer Safety, Diseases, Health and Medicine, Video on 06 14th, 2011 | No Comments

FDA Slathers Sunscreen Labels with More Protection

For over 30 years the Food and Drug Administration has been wrestling with the rules governing suntan lotion. About five years ago, the federal agency began urging sunscreen companies to give consumers better information about sun protection products. Now, the FDA is announcing new rules this week that...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Consumer Safety, Engineering, Inventions, Video on 06 7th, 2011 | No Comments

Driverless Cars Take to French Roads

It sounds like something from science-fiction — but it’s actually the latest brainchild from town planners in the western French town of La Rochelle. Small electric cars without drivers steer themselves through the streets taking locals and tourists around town in the first driverless car...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Consumer Safety, Diseases, Food and Nutrition, Health and Medicine, Plants, Video on 06 6th, 2011 | No Comments

Bean Sprouts Blamed for E. Coli Outbreak

Update: Preliminary tests prove negative for E. coli in bean sprouts from an organic farm in the Uelzen district of the German state of Lower Saxony. 23 out of 40 sprout samples from the farm came back negative for the bacteria. 17 samples are undergoing further testing which won’t be available...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Biology, Consumer Safety, Diseases, Food and Nutrition, Genomics, Health and Medicine, Video on 06 2nd, 2011 | 1 Comment

E. Coli Outbreak Strikes European Veggies

As of Wednesday afternoon officials said 17 people had died in Germany and one in Sweden. A recent E. coli outbreak across Europe is believed to have started in northern Germany but it appears to be causing people to fall ill all around the world, including two cases in the U.S. The unusually virulent...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Consumer Safety, Diseases, Environment, Health and Medicine, The Brain, Video on 06 1st, 2011 | No Comments

Cell Phones Dial Up Fresh Radiation Concern

For years scientists have argued that cell phones could be harmful to our health. But it wasn’t until last year that the first long term study suggested a relationship between prolonged cell phone use and brain cancer. And even that preliminary finding didn’t get people to turn off their...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Consumer Safety, Food and Nutrition, Health and Medicine, Physics and Chemistry, Plants, Video on 05 17th, 2011 | No Comments

Exploding Watermelon Perplexes China

Chinese farmers are scratching their heads after fields of watermelons turned into exploding land mines. The official cause remains unknown but some believe that the farmers sprayed a rapid growth chemical on the fruit too late in the season and after an extremely wet period. The combination of factors...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Consumer Safety, Diseases, Environment, Food and Nutrition, Health and Medicine, Marine Science, Video on 05 4th, 2011 | No Comments

How to Reduce Exposure to Mercury in Fish

Mary Ann Hitt, Beyond Coal Campaign Director with the Sierra Club with information on toxic mercury in fish. Emission from coal-fired power plants is the leading cause of mercury pollution and subsequent bio-accumulation in seafood. The heavy metals spew into the air and then settle in the...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Animals, Consumer Safety, Diseases, Food and Nutrition, Health and Medicine, Video on 04 25th, 2011 | 1 Comment

Staph Bacteria Found in Half of Grocery Store Meat

A new report estimates that half the meat and poultry sold in the supermarket may be tainted with the staph germ. A study published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases recently found a startling amount of staphylococcus bacteria in grocery store meat. The study included 136 samples from 80 different...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Consumer Safety, Engineering, Health and Medicine, Physics and Chemistry, Video on 04 15th, 2011 | No Comments

Navy Will Use Laser Guns to Fight Pirates

It sounds like the plotline for a young boy’s bedtime story. But real-life laser weapons are being tested by the U.S. Navy and their first target is modern day pirates who are tormenting shippers and sailors on the northeast coast of Africa. A ship-based laser could seriously turn up the heat...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Computer Science, Consumer Safety, Earthquake, Engineering, Environment, Health and Medicine, Podcast, Video on 04 14th, 2011 | 1 Comment

Can Dancing Robots Help with Nuclear Clean Up?

Tokyo Electric Power is putting remote controlled machinery to use at the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan. Helicopters mounted with cameras can safely survey the damaged reactors to give clean up crews a clear view of the mess without exposing them to dangerous radiation,...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Animals, Consumer Safety, Environment, Health and Medicine, Marine Science, Oceanography, Physics and Chemistry, Podcast, Video on 04 8th, 2011 | No Comments

Radioactive Water Poses No Seafood Risk to People

Workers in Japan have started dumping more than three million gallons of radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean. Tokyo Electric officials spent about two days dumping out all that water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in northeastern Japan, following the devastating March 11 earthquake....

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