Scienceline

How can high altitude climbers survive with so little oxygen?

January 2010

Nitric Oxide Holds Promise for Better Antibiotics

November 2009

Archive:

Nobel Prize in Chemistry Recognizes Ribosomes

Caution: Communicable Diseases May Be Breakable

CurioCity

I am the section manager and lead contributor to The Lab on CurioCity.ca, a webzine devoted to cool science and technology for teens.

The Lab features experiments teens can do at home to explore some science basics. Below is a sample of recent Labs.

Cold As Ice

Warmer can be better when it comes to making ice

Base-ketball

Have a bouncing good time as you learn about transferring energy

Crystal Garden

Make your own rock candy and learn how crystals grow

Popping Polymers

Balloons won’t always pop when you poke them with sharp objects

Caught in a Chemical Drought

February 2010

Blow Up Your Own Balloons

February 2010

Scientific American Online

Awash in Awareness: Knowing Your “Water Footprint” May Help Consumers Save H2O

March 2010