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The Big Physics Bus Tour

The Big Physics Bus Tour

Inside the Nobel prize-winning wide-open spaces of the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
by Kristin Abkemeier
28 March 2007
My eyes adjusted to the dim tunnel a couple of beats after I stepped inside from the brilliant midsummer California sky. A brief glance ahead found a tangle of ductwork and…

Putting the “Ew!” in Museum
Putting the “Ew!” in Museum
Our reporter went to the Meguro Parasitological Museum and all we got was this tapeworm
by Kristin Abkemeier
28 February 2007
Flights of Fancy at the Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium
Flights of Fancy at the Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium
A small New England science museum offers a window into nineteenth-century curiosity
by Kristin Abkemeier
07 February 2007
Science Bloggers Avoid the Spinach Dip Brush-Off
Science Bloggers Avoid the Spinach Dip Brush-Off
A cocktail of lessons from last week's Science Blogging Conference
by Eva Amsen
24 January 2007
Captain Cook’s Kiwi Adventures!
Captain Cook’s Kiwi Adventures!
Our reporter tackles the knee-shredding descent to Captain Cook’s New Zealand hideout
by Kristin Abkemeier
17 January 2007
The Serious Pursuit of African Science
The Serious Pursuit of African Science
A glimpse into the lives of African scientists through the eyes of a filmmaker
by Alom Shaha
02 January 2007
A Trip to the Beijing Planetarium
A Trip to the Beijing Planetarium
Our intrepid traveler solves the mystery of a 500 year old meteorite, an ancient goddess and modern art
by Kristin Abkemeier
02 January 2007
Radioactive Beachcombing
Radioactive Beachcombing
The Trinity Site in New Mexico is the perfect nuclear science tourist trap
by Kristin Abkemeier
18 December 2006