Popular science posts

by David Bradley

Below is a list by category of the recent top ten science posts on the Sciencebase Science Blog in astronomy, biology, bird flu, chemistry, geek, health, physics, science, sex, spectroscopy...

Astronomy

  1. 9% Starry, starry night
  2. 8% Pluto is a planet
  3. 6% Pluto dwarved
  4. 5% Resurrecting Pluto
  5. 5% Dark side of matter
  6. 5% UB313 Xena
  7. 3% Moon orbit earth how long
  8. 3% Lithium
  9. 3% Black holes are green
  10. 3% Watching the stars closely

Bio

  1. 17% Sniffing out our sense of smell
  2. 10% Being particular about DNA
  3. 10% Too much protein increases cancer risk
  4. 10% YAFSE - train your beady eye on EB-eye
  5. 10% Viruses versus bacteria
  6. 9% Expanding proteins
  7. 9% Obesity and colon cancer link
  8. 9% Nervous scoop
  9. 9% Viagra and steroids
  10. 8% Pox Virus Undressed to Make its Entry

Bird Flu

  1. 19% Influenza's long tail
  2. 17% Flu mechanics
  3. 9% How to sneeze
  4. 8% All the little birdies go tweet, tweet, tweet
  5. 8% Bird flu non-news
  6. 7% H5N1 in the UK
  7. 3% Bird flu FAQ
  8. 3% Bird flu reaches the US
  9. 3% Bird Flu in Britain
  10. 3% Desktop bird flu test

Cancer

  1. 16% Christmas rose and hellebrigenin
  2. 8% Mobile phones and cancer
  3. 4% Sunscreen and skin damage
  4. 4% X-rays solve transport problem
  5. 3% How to sunbathe safely
  6. 3% Sun, Sun, Sun
  7. 3% Cesamet, THC and chemotherapy
  8. 3% A peak you reach
  9. 2% Chemical panacea
  10. 2% Combat Breakthrough in Cancer Fight

Chemistry

  1. 24% How does salt affect the boiling point of water
  2. 22% Chemistry News
  3. 21% Emerging environmental contaminants
  4. 17% Sniffing out our sense of smell
  5. 16% Christmas rose and hellebrigenin
  6. 15% Drugs and addiction
  7. 14% Cosmetic surgery WD40
  8. 13% Latest chemical discoveries
  9. 13% Cholesterol drug withdrawal symptoms
  10. 13% Superheated water

Education

  1. 24% How does salt affect the boiling point of water
  2. 11% Are all snowflakes different
  3. 5% Science fair projects and experiments
  4. 5% Synthesizing a new breed of chemist
  5. 4% Science Fair Projects - Egg in a Bottle
  6. 3% Science Fair Project Guides - Bonus
  7. 3% Owl pellet dissection
  8. 3% Science Projects Demonstrations Guides Ideas
  9. 3% Science Lesson Plan on Magnetism
  10. 2% Science Fair Projects

Environment

  1. 21% Emerging environmental contaminants
  2. 16% Analytical techniques clean up diesel
  3. 15% WEEE regulations
  4. 10% Icy blast from the past
  5. 8% RFID for chemicals
  6. 8% Green laundry detergents
  7. 7% Nuclear assured destruction
  8. 7% Intute Spotlight for February
  9. 7% Recent volcanic eruptions
  10. 6% Rusty nanoparticles and arsenic poisoning

Geek

  1. 53% Potato powered mp3 player
  2. 14% Cosmetic surgery WD40
  3. 14% Booyle rocket
  4. 13% How does Santa do it
  5. 11% ntl Netguard
  6. 10% YAFSE - train your beady eye on EB-eye
  7. 10% Chemistry with meaning
  8. 9% Santa Claus Address
  9. 9% Phishing for spam
  10. 8% Blu-ray and HD DVD

Health

  1. 19% Influenza's long tail
  2. 16% Christmas rose and hellebrigenin
  3. 15% Drugs and addiction
  4. 13% Cholesterol drug withdrawal symptoms
  5. 11% A sweet little fairy story
  6. 11% Antibiotics from green tea
  7. 10% Too much protein increases cancer risk
  8. 10% Ayurvedic analysis
  9. 10% New York Smells
  10. 10% Scratchy and itchy

Physics

  1. 15% The secret of Newton's laws explained with Lego
  2. 12% Top Physics Discoveries of 2006
  3. 12% Molecular speed bumps
  4. 11% Explosive electronics
  5. 10% LED chips
  6. 9% Egg in a bottle
  7. 8% NearIR nightly
  8. 8% Blu-ray and HD DVD
  9. 6% Squaring the fish eye
  10. 6% Negative refraction

podcast

  1. 21% Emerging environmental contaminants
  2. 12% Women as fast as men, almost
  3. 10% Ayurvedic analysis
  4. 8% Earworms burrow into your brain
  5. 7% Art for science sake
  6. 6% Ironically small
  7. 6% Geordie Boffin Science Podcast - #1

Science

  1. 53% Potato powered mp3 player
  2. 24% How does salt affect the boiling point of water
  3. 22% Chemistry News
  4. 21% Emerging environmental contaminants
  5. 17% Sniffing out our sense of smell
  6. 16% Analytical techniques clean up diesel
  7. 15% WEEE regulations
  8. 15% The secret of Newton's laws explained with Lego
  9. 15% Drugs and addiction
  10. 14% Cosmetic surgery WD40

Sex

  1. 12% Women as fast as men, almost
  2. 9% Sex and diabetes
  3. 7% Sex and phthalates
  4. 7% Male pill
  5. 7% Periodic post
  6. 6% Plan B contraceptive
  7. 6% Sex Gets Up Womens Noses
  8. 4% Touch Wood - Short History of Viagra
  9. 4% Nitroglycerine and sex
  10. 4% Erotic brain

spectroscopy

  1. 19% Influenza's long tail
  2. 17% Flu mechanics
  3. 16% Analytical techniques clean up diesel
  4. 12% Ambiguous aspirin
  5. 11% Antibiotics from green tea
  6. 11% Explosive electronics
  7. 10% Being particular about DNA
  8. 10% Scratchy and itchy
  9. 9% Expanding proteins
  10. 9% Cotton bud art conservation