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READER SUBMISSION: Amigurumi Bacteriophage
Never heard of a bacteriophage? That makes two of us. Rachael Penzo wants to change all of that! Calling them “the coolest thing in the entire universe”, she explained that bacteriophage is, in fact,...
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Germy Genius
I am in love (that’s the only Valentine’s reference you’re getting. I’m one of those awful smug-coupled types who ignores Val’s day because they can have romance any old day they want. Sorry.) with...
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Gather ’round children, as I weave you a tale of isotropes and kilowicks…
Developed in 1869 by the Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev to help illustrate commonalities in the various properties of elements, the Periodic Table has been both boon and bane to high school chemistry...
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Warmth for Science Geeks
I know a number of our American readers are unreasonably warm and toasty in some kind of freakish heatwave, but those of us in the Frigid North (and, one presumes, also in some parts of the southern...
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Friday Round-Up: Fish with Feet
So, this week’s Friday Round-Up celebrates one of my heroes, Darwin. The well-known two legged take on the ichthys symbol is used by fans of evolution (can a scientific theory have fans? Does it...
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Dazzling DNA
I think we can all agree that science is a spectacular, wondrous thing. It’s also now a stylish thing, too, when you wear a pair of these DNA earrings. My personal favorites are the rainbow DNA...
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Fungi Embroidery
Who knew fungi could be so pretty? Besides Carolyn, I mean. She’s a PhD student and these “furry friends” are actual fungi that’s she’s studying in the lab. She was so smitten with them that she...
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Tutorial: Needle Felted Solar System Mobile
I’ve never actually tried needle felting myself, but this is such a wonderful use of the craft that I am definitely going to give it a go sometime. Check out this Needle Felted Solar System Mobile...
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World’s Smallest Stop Motion Pixel Art: IBM’s “A Boy and his Atom”
Now THIS is a GeekCraft: A Boy And His Atom: The World’s Smallest Movie Okay, so you need a $214 BILLION company to sponsor you to make one of these for yourself, but this is pixel art at its most...
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Making science fun with paper roller coasters
My grade school days are so far behind me, I remember very little about any sort of science experiments. I vaguely recall something about adding food coloring to water to turn white carnations...
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