Ellen Krall – Athens Science Observer https://athensscienceobserver.com A Closer Look at the Science Around Us Sat, 12 May 2018 23:58:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i1.wp.com/athensscienceobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/cropped-eye512.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Ellen Krall – Athens Science Observer https://athensscienceobserver.com 32 32 94425623 W(H+)AT’S IN YOUR WATER, ATHENS? https://athensscienceobserver.com/2018/04/21/whats-in-your-water-athens/ Sat, 21 Apr 2018 15:11:27 +0000 http://athensscienceobserver.com/?p=8449 Cover photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/121935927@N06/13579500953/ Water is something we all use every day in Athens. We shower with it, brush our teeth with it, water our gardens with it, and of course, we drink our tap water, too. Most of us don’t even think twice about taking a drink from our taps, but at the same time, […]

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]]> 8449 The Art in Science https://athensscienceobserver.com/2017/12/13/the-art-in-science/ Wed, 13 Dec 2017 21:00:54 +0000 http://athensscienceobserver.com/?p=8021 When I was little, my favorite thing to do was draw pictures. Crisp white printer paper and a mega box of crayons were all I needed for endless hours of entertainment. My love for artistic endeavors remained with me throughout my adolescence in the form of music lessons and sketchbooks, but in elementary school, I […]

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]]> 8021 Can’t We All just get Oolong? Why Different Teas Aren’t So Different https://athensscienceobserver.com/2017/06/05/cant-we-all-just-get-oolong-why-different-teas-arent-so-different/ Mon, 05 Jun 2017 19:46:31 +0000 http://athensscienceobserver.com/?p=6966 I’m a tea person. This is pretty controversial in the land of good ol’ hard-workin’, coffee-drinkin’ Americans, but I suspect there are a few of you who prefer leaf water over bean water, too. One thing that I love about tea is that there are so many different varieties. White, green, black, oolong -there’s a […]

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]]> 6966 Orca Seeking Orca (Must also love fish) https://athensscienceobserver.com/2017/03/05/orca-seeking-orca-must-also-love-fish/ Sun, 05 Mar 2017 16:50:26 +0000 http://athensscienceobserver.com/?p=6185 Banner: A small group of orcas swimming (taken 2012) Imagine this: you start dating a new guy or gal from out of town and it’s going amazingly. They’re sweet, smart, and you seem to share a lot in common. But you soon start to notice something a little strange… they only eat fish. Exclusively. Salmon for […]

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]]> 6185 Why are Eggplants so Controversial? A Look at the New GM Crop in Bangladesh https://athensscienceobserver.com/2016/11/14/why-are-eggplants-so-controversial-a-look-at-the-new-gm-crop-in-bangladesh/ Tue, 15 Nov 2016 02:16:55 +0000 http://athensscienceobserver.com/?p=5270 Mohammed Hafizur Rahmen is a Bangladeshi eggplant farmer who owns a single acre north of the country’s capital Dhaka. Until recently, he spent two days a week every growing season spraying his crops with a toxic pesticide to ward off the “fruit and shoot borer”, a caterpillar-like pest that decimates crops throughout Asia. Despite frequent […]

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]]> 5270 Sorry, Peter Parker: Why Radiation Isn’t as Cool as You Thought https://athensscienceobserver.com/2016/09/21/sorry-peter-parker-why-radiation-isnt-as-cool-as-you-thought/ Wed, 21 Sep 2016 12:00:20 +0000 http://athensscienceobserver.com/?p=4555 In the sci-fi world, radiation is synonymous with super powers. Peter Parker became Spider Man thanks to an overzealous radioactive spider, and when a group of scientists were bombarded by radiation in space, they became the Fantastic Four. In the real world, however, radiation is viewed a bit differently. If radiation means “super powers” in […]

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]]> 4555 The truths and misconceptions behind the Genome Project-write https://athensscienceobserver.com/2016/06/23/truths-and-misconceptions-about-genome-project-write/ Thu, 23 Jun 2016 19:42:32 +0000 https://athensscienceobserver.com/?p=3744 It wasn’t that long ago when scientists discovered the key to what makes us who we are. We’re familiar with deoxyribonucleic acid (better known as DNA) as the molecule responsible for inheritance, but it was only discovered 63 years ago. It’s astounding that we’ve come so far in only a few decades. Rapid advances in […]

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]]> 3744 Black History Month: the Life of George Washington Carver https://athensscienceobserver.com/2016/02/23/black-history-month-the-life-of-george-washington-carver/ Tue, 23 Feb 2016 18:55:55 +0000 https://athensscienceobserver.com/?p=2523 We all know February is the shortest month of all, but this month and all its holidays are flying by even faster than usual this year! Punxsutawney Phil already didn’t see his shadow, you’ve either endured Valentine’s Day with tons of chocolate or enjoyed the day with your significant other (hopefully still with lots of […]

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