Most popular science posts on the Sciencebase Science Blog

by David Bradley

Below is a list by category of the top ten science posts on the Sciencebase Science Blog as of February 22, 2007 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

Blog Links

  1. 9% Sciencebase Links
  2. 3% Misc Links
  3. 3% Science News Links
  4. 3% Music Links
  5. 2% Science and Engineering Links
  6. 2% Hardware Links
  7. 2% Financial Links
  8. 2% Webzines
  9. 2% Fitness Links
  10. 2% Imaging and Photography Links

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