http://biojournalism.com Scientific Musings of a Curious Mind Tue, 04 May 2010 17:10:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en TODAY'S CONTENDERS Gary Arendash, PhD, of the University of South Florida in Tampa, and colleagues ... http://biojournalism.com/?p=153 [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="A beautiful Carbon Sink. Photo:Giampaolo Macorig via flickr"][/caption] Climate change, behind habitat loss, is the second biggest threat to biodiversity and may become the largest factor responsible for species extinctions in the coming years (Chivian et al. 2008). Forests store carbon and loss of this carbon sink ... http://biojournalism.com/?p=146 So. Hope you all had a wonderful thanksgiving dinner. By now, perhaps the pumpkin pie has been consumed and everyone is getting a little drowsy after the big meal. But why? Well, there are people who claim that consuming lots of turkey, as people are apt to do during thanksgiving, will make people ... http://biojournalism.com/?p=144 Earth Hour: Trying to save the world from climate change, one switch at a time. Earth Hour is a movement trying to convince people to turn off their lights for one hour a year. Think about it. Flipping the light switch off for one hour is not really that hard. This hour ... http://biojournalism.com/?p=135 [caption id="attachment_133" align="alignnone" width="449" caption=""][/caption] In this day and age, the world is so much smaller than it used to be. As a journalism major, I am always trying to think of ways to make a story relevant and important to the bulk of society. This same principle of relevance and ... http://biojournalism.com/?p=114 Perhaps this is an odd topic for a post, but it was asking to be written about. Middle school is not the best time for students to learn about biology. Middle school students are right at the pre-adolescent stage. Too old to be cute and forgivable, too young to be sensible ... http://biojournalism.com/?p=112 I would not bore my readers with the below project: However, since this was a feat of biojournalism, here are a few excerpts from the essay: Dividing up the Fish: A Way to Sustainability and Success "O Oysters," said the Carpenter, "You've had a pleasant run! Shall we be trotting home again?' But answer came there ... http://biojournalism.com/?p=110 This post should really be called "Adventures in Info Hell." I have been working all term on a 100 page assignment on a certain topic. I have researched it thoroughly. When it is completed, I will probably upload the entire project... although I doubt anyone will want to read it. However, I am ... http://biojournalism.com/?p=109 My friend was reading the news during class. I glanced over because the term ADHD caught my eye, and I read a most disturbing title. "A.D.H.D Drugs Linked to Higher Test Scores" I have no problem with the article or with the scientists who conducted the study the article discusses. It simply ... http://biojournalism.com/?p=108 As we left the theater after watching Star Trek (which, by the way, was awesome), two friends of mine got into an argument about how realistic it was for the Centaurian Slug (similar to the eel parasite from Ceti Alpha 5) to secrete a toxin that would affect the brain ... http://biojournalism.com/?p=105