Liza Pryor

Science happens all around us, all the time. Multiple-award-winning Science Buzz grew out of an initiative to develop and test ways to tell stories about "current science" and make it relevant to visitors. (The definition of "current science"...

In elementary school, I learned about "The 3 Rs" (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle), and my knack for thrift-shopping was handed down to me from my mother at an even younger age. But, until yesterday, I'd never heard of a "free store." Apparently, I've been mis...

Go here for a collection of photos of damage from last weekend's magnitude 7.1 earthquake in New Zealand. Since then there have been more than 300 aftershocks felt in the region! MORE INFO New Zealand Herald website

In an age of Google Earth, University of Minnesota professor, Rebecca Krinke's, map of Minneapolis still manages to capture the imagination. Krinke Pain and Joy Map: From UMNews: "Memories of pain permeate this part of the map, from places incl...

Quest for the best optical display Better resolution displaysCourtesy Yutaka Tsutano I have been waiting for the new iPod Touch. I want a display screen so sharp, it looks like a photograph. The "retina display" creates an image out of pixels that are ...

Wendy Schmidt oil cleanup X challenge Cleaning up oil spills costs big money. BP says the Gulf cleanup cost is $8 Billion. Hoping that next time we can do it better, faster, and cheaper, Wendy Schmidt has offered $1.4 Million in prizes to inspire a new ...

Cotton for filtersCourtesy Martin Labar Safe drinking water saves lives Clean, safe drinking is desperately needed throughout the world. Usually filters "filter out" bacteria by having openings too small to get through. Trouble is, though, that the tiny...

Remembering Çatalhöyük Changes at ÇatalhöyükCourtesy Ziggurat When I try to recall how long I have been blogging here at Science Buzz, I do a search for my post about Çatalhöyük. Soon after I first started volunteering in 2000, SMM had an exh...

Arhchimedes heat ray: Did an array of mirrors set ships aflame 2200 years ago?Courtesy Finnrind Solar powered heat ray Did Archimedes use a heat ray to set enemy ships on fire over 2000 years ago? A text written about the Siege of Syracuse (212BC) some ...

It's Friday, so it's time for a new Science Friday video. Science FridayCourtesy Science Friday This week... "Reporting in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers describe a new predatory dinosaur from the late Cretaceous per...

I've been thinking about cars a lot lately as I reflect on sustainable technologies and wait for the Th!nk to be sold in America. Even though cars aren't the worst offender when it comes to global warming, their impact is significant and I itch for the...

A major earthquake (magnitude 7.0) has struck near Christchurch, the second-largest city in New Zealand. Early reports describe extensive damage, but few injuries. Wonder what magnitude really means?

The new NASA appCourtesy NASANASA has announced the launch of a new app for the popular Apple iPad. Apparently it's an upgrade from a similar app created for the iPhone. Since I have neither device, I'm posting this as public service to Buzz readers (li...

WHY?: Clouds are hard to model, so let's show them who's boss.Courtesy Paige Shoemaker Next time you look at the clouds, shake your fist and yell at those jerks for making our lives difficult. You might look crazy, but somebody needs to tell those fools...

Electricity in the air: Some of our energy needs may someday come from the atmosphere.Courtesy wvs (Sam Javanrouh)In a paper delivered at the 240th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society in Boston, a researcher envisioned a time in the not-to...

You don't trust me?: Ribbon-winning cattle at the Minnesota State Fair go through drug testing to make sure steroids or other performance-enhancing drugs are not part of their system.Courtesy Forum concoursvaches.frIt's not just athletes who ar...