Crosspost: I have a new article up on Science Metropolis, a wonderful site run by fellow BU Science Journalism student Joseph Caputo. It’s about pigeons (my article, not the site). Click here to toss a few breadcrumb-sized hits our way.
Fake Plastic Trees
A tree is growing at Cornell University. Unlike the English elms, Japanese maple, and swamp oaks lining the Ithaca campus, this specimen is about seven centimeters tall and made of plastic. It is a synthetic tree, the brainchild of two biomolecular engineers, and the first man-made system able to mimic the powerful pumping capability [...]
It Came From the Center of the Galaxy!
Deep in the heart of the Milky Way lurks an ever-hungry force, consuming planets, stars, and nebulae with voracious appetite. The monster in question is Sagittarius A*, thought to be the location of a massive black hole. Its 25,000 light year distance from Earth and relatively tiny size make SgrA* difficult to observe. A [...]
Abstract
Sparkwatch is my personal foray into science blogging. Here I’ll post the various articles and multimedia that I make for class, as well as commentary and links to science news. To get the ball rolling, though, here is a humorous bit I did for Professor Imbriglio’s science writing class back at Brown:
The Ten Scientific Commandments
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