Science Ink and the Science Tattoo Emporium In her Twitter stream, the always-interesting Mary Roach alerts me to what looks like an amazing book of science...
Radioactive “Zenon” Detected in Fallout from American Science Reporting Meltdown In tonight’s entry in The Chronicles of Dubious Science Reporting, you could track the high achievement in atomic-powered journalism...
Fukushima Radioactive Water “Almost Certainly” From #2 Reactor Core With a spike in radiation levels detected in water pooling at the Fukushima I plant, the air in the...
Great Dorothy Young Tribute at the Daily Mail If you visited Google today, you’re aware that it’s illusionist, stuntman, stage magician and Debunker of Spiritualists Harry Houdini’s...
“Possible” Radiation Burns On 2 Fukushima Workers In what appears to be the first report of possible acute injuries received directly from radiation at Fukushima, three...
The Fukushima 50 and the Meaning of “Sacrifice” Though workers were evacuated again from Fukushima I about 20 hours ago following reports of white smoke, I am...
How Much Spent Fuel Is At Fukushima? With the spent fuel pools reportedly heating up again, the claims are flying fast and furious (again) about how...
Fukushima Particles Detected in Iceland Amid several myths and items of questionable provenance from Fukushima, the story about the radioactive particles in Iceland seems...
Radioactive Broccoli? Western press outlets are reporting radioactive broccoli and raw milk from Japan, but they’re referencing a Kyodo News report...
Spent Fuel Pool(s) Near Boiling Point (Again) The good news is that lighting at Fukushima I has been restored, and all six reactors at Fukushima I...