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BBC video series on chemistry is tip-top
The programs retrace the steps of the alchemists who, in their search for everlasting life, wound up discovering many of the elements in our modern periodic table.
February 4, 2011
Tyrannosaurs as small as dogs
The early ancestors of tyrannosaurs were no bigger than you or me - about one-hundredth the size of the colossal dinosaur we know as T. Rex.
February 4, 2011
Is the bat rabies stereotype true?
Bat-lovers take note! A new study suggests that the incidence of rabies in bats is much lower than previous estimates - only one per cent. Here's my take on it.
February 3, 2011
Frozen, ancient Lake Vostok and a race against time
Russian scientists are close to striking liquid water in Antarctica's frozen Lake Vostok, which might have been isolated for 15 million years. But Antarctic summer is ending.
January 31, 2011
Mt. Kirishima volcano struck by lightning in video
The Shinmoedake volcano on Mt. Kirishima has been erupting for three straight days. See this spectacular video of lightning strikes near this volcanic eruption.
January 28, 2011
Size matters, if you’re a tortoise
For the first time, a team of scientists has shown that islands like the Galapagos strongly favor the evolution of giants - giant tortoises, that is.
January 27, 2011
Sharks don’t see red
A new study by scientists in Australia shows that sharks don't see their world as we do. The study says that sharks can't see red.
January 26, 2011
California’s coming megastorm with Lucy Jones
Scientists believe a winter megastorm is inevitable for California. Such a storm might drop 10 feet of rain in a month. Read more on California's coming megastorm.
January 26, 2011
The Permian–Triassic extinction: Was it a result of fly ash?
Scientists report a likely trigger of the Permian–Triassic extinction was fly ash, fine particles released when coal combusts, which can come from volcanoes.
January 25, 2011
Amoebas can grow their own food
Certain kinds of amoebas carry a cache of bacteria that will be grown to feed their newly-hatched offspring. That sounds a lot like farming!
January 24, 2011
