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The American Crust Fungus Combo

Aaron Muderick

Pictured in the montage at right (Fig. 1) is the "American Crust Fungus combo": red (Phlebia coccineofulva), white (Hypho- derma puberum), and blue (Pulcherricium caeruleum) fungi growing on decaying wood. More

Forrest Mims' World of Science
by Forrest M. Mims III

Editorial: Shawn Carlson on Scientific Ethics by Forrest M. Mims III

Wanderings with Ralph Coppola

Backscatter. Views and responses from TCS readers.

Eye on the Sky: The January Sky by Paul Curtin

Response to "Questions and Answers about Climate Change" by Forrest M. Mims III

Kevin T. Kilty

"What is going on here?" asks Forrest Mims (Editorial, TCS, 11 March 2005). Why do countless web sites all appear to present unbalanced views of climate change?". More.

LABRats Receives $150,000 Grant

SAS Member Brian Chapel Lands a Research Position

Citizen Science Comes of Age

Geology Update from Hawaii's Mauna Loa

Amateur Science for Profit!

Reginald Smith

In order to be an amateur scientist, you must have fun doing what you do. Most amateur scientists need no financial incentive to invest time comparable to an actual job into their pet projects. More

The Blister Beetle and Cantharidin

Richard Haynes

Epicauta pennsylvanica, a black blister beetle described in my previous article ("The Blister Beetle," The Citizen Scientist, 23 September 2005), synthesizes cantharidin. More

Does Sunlight Regulate Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)?

Forrest M. Mims III

In 1995 NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) sent me to Cuiaba, Brazil, to measure the ozone layer during the peak of the annual burning season. More

The Space Weather Information Monitor (SWIM)

Mike Dziekan
Vice-President of Engineering, Connecticut Analytical Corporation

Many readers of The Citizen Scientist already know how the Sun affects weather on Earth and the entire solar system. Amateur scientists can perform various observations to study solar activity, and you can even get direct APT transmissions of weather satellites. More

Algorithms for Mental Conversion between the Fahrenheit and Celsius Scales

Robert A. Warren

Yes, quick mental conversions can be made between the Fahrenheit and Celsius scales, using the algorithms presented in this paper. But before these algorithms are presented, some background material is needed. More.
Updated 23 December 2005
 
 

In 1992 and 1994 two discoveries were made that have had a major impact on the scientific community. These finds, the Schaefer and Hebior mammoths, were discovered and excavated in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, through the efforts and skills of a number of individuals. More.

Sideways Gravity in the Basement: Norman Scheinberg's Cavendish Experiment

John W. Dooley,

Physics Department, Millersville University

Norman Scheinberg is a professor of electrical engin- eering at The City College of the City University of New York. He built a Foucault pendulum in his basement just to see if he could get it to work. More
   
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