by Captain Skellett | Jul 12, 2011 | Just for Fun, Science Art
So it’s appropriate that I’m a little bit tipsy while writing this. Alcohol under a microscope! That’s today’s post. BevShots take photographs of alcohol crystallized on a slide, shot under a polarized light microscope. It can take up to four...
by Captain Skellett | Jan 19, 2011 | Just for Fun, Science at Home
Thought I’d share some pictures of this awesome gingerbread laboratory my dad made me for Christmas. It’s a science and research lab. Unfortunately some of the roof caved in during transit. The lab comes complete with helipad. You can see some of the...
by Captain Skellett | Dec 16, 2010 | Science Communication
Quick note and heads up to check out OpenLab10, which has published a list of some of the best blogging efforts from 2010. A good bunch in anyone’s book! From this epic list they will narrow down to a mere 53, which will be published in an anthology on actual...
by Captain Skellett | Dec 7, 2010 | Jibber Jabber, Science Communication
Ahoy there, A quick note to send you over to me good mate Lab Rat, who blogs regularly about the amazing world of microorganisms and provides insights into life as a lab rat. She’s the host for the latest MolBio Carnival, a collection of the best blogs on...
by Captain Skellett | Oct 13, 2010 | Recent Research, Science Communication, Sex and Reproduction, The Realm of Bizzare
Ah, the elusive platypus. The water dwelling animal with fur, webbed feet and a beak. It may just be the strangest animal on the planet. Not only does it look weird, it’s poisonous, can sense electricity, lays eggs and secrete milk through their skin, and have...