Science on the SPOT: National Wildlife Health Center Investigates
The USGS National Wildlife Health Center investigates animal die-offs and threats to endangered species through on-site investigation and necropsies–animal autopsy–at its headquarters in Madison, Wisconsin.
Video on Nov 23, 2011 by Andy Soth from QUEST Wisconsin
New Research into Disappearing Bees
In 2006, the world learned that honeybees in America and Canada were dying in large numbers, and hives were becoming defunct. Five years later, what have scientists learned about the causes of Colony Collapse Disorder?
Video on Nov 22, 2011 by Spencer Michels from QUEST Northern California
Why I Do Science: Kandis Elliot
Kandis Elliot is on the Botany Department staff at the University of Wisconsin, but she's not a scientist or professor. Elliot is an artist and transforms mere photographs of plants into lush, painterly artworks that educate as well as captivate.
Video on Nov 22, 2011 by Andy Soth from QUEST Wisconsin
The Juno Mission: Interview With NASA Scientist Dr. Bill Cooke
What's old, is new again. Dr. Bill Cooke, head of NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office, discusses how the historical astro-photographic plates at the Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute (PARI) contribute to the new Juno mission to Jupiter.
Video on Nov 17, 2011 by David Huppert from QUEST North Carolina
Exoskeletons Walk Forward
An exoskeleton suit may seem like science fiction, turning ordinary humans into super heroes, but wearable robots are moving forward into reality.
Video on Nov 15, 2011 by Chris Bauer from QUEST Northern California
Growing Skin
Biomedical researchers are investigating ways to 'grow' new skin in hopes that healing burns can be quicker, safer and more complete.
Video on Nov 15, 2011 by Perry Stoner from QUEST Nebraska
Why I Do Science: Danielle Reed
If you can't abide Brussels sprouts and broccoli, your genes may be to blame. Geneticist Danielle Reed of the Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia studies differences in our perception of taste and smell. A small blip in DNA might determine if you're bitter blind or have a sweet tooth.
Video on Nov 15, 2011 by Taunya English from QUEST Philadelphia
Science on the SPOT: Resurrecting the Dead
QUEST travels to the Cleveland Museum of Natural History to meet Linda Spurlock, an anatomist and forensic reconstruction artist who uses clay to re-construct the faces of ancient humans in order to show what they looked like when alive. She also sketches more recently deceased people using only their remains in order to help police solve crimes.
Video on Nov 09, 2011 by Toivo Motter from QUEST Ohio
Hetch Hetchy Aqueduct: Big Fixes for Big Quakes
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission is hard at work on a $4.6 billion, decade-long construction project to overhaul the Hetch Hetchy water system, which delivers water from the Hetch Hetchy reservoir in Yosemite National Park and five local reservoirs to 2.5 million residents in the Bay Area.
Video on Nov 08, 2011 by Sheraz Sadiq from QUEST Northern California
Your Photos on QUEST: Mike Forsberg
Mike Forsberg, a nationally renowned photographer, conservationist, and author from Nebraska, spent four years traveling 100,000 miles across the Great Plains—from North Dakota to Texas—to create a portrait of under-appreciated species and habitats of what many consider “flyover country.”
Video on Nov 08, 2011 by Gary Hochman from QUEST Nebraska
The Night Sky: Past and Present
For more than 150 years, scientists have captured images of celestial objects scattered across the night sky. The Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute in North Carolina is attempting to save those historical records before they vanish into a black hole.
Video on Nov 08, 2011 by David Huppert from QUEST North Carolina
Asian Carp: Threat to Great Lakes
The invasive Asian carp has wreaked havoc in the Mississippi River system. The voracious plankton eaters have out-competed native fish and have become the dominant species in many locations. If the carp reach the Great Lakes, they pose a threat to its $7 billion fishery, so a battle against them is taking place on many fronts.
Video on Nov 01, 2011 by Andy Soth from QUEST Wisconsin
Cool Critters: Lake Erie Water Snake
Within and along the waters of Lake Erie (one of the five Great Lakes), there is a daily struggle for survival between natives and unwelcomed invasive species.
Video on Nov 01, 2011 by Toivo Motter from QUEST Ohio
Science on the SPOT: The Science of Salt Glaze Pottery
The art and science of salt glaze pottery requires skills and techniques acquired over generations of trial and error. Ben Owen III combines his family’s experiential knowledge of ceramics and additional scientific knowledge to create and improve his unique works of art.
Video on Oct 27, 2011 by Colleen Vasu from QUEST North Carolina
Berkeley Lab Physicist Shares Nobel
Meet one of the three winners of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics, Lawrence Berkeley Lab astrophysicist Saul Perlmutter. He explains how dark energy, which makes up 70 percent of the universe, is causing our universe to expand.
Video on Oct 04, 2011 by Gabriela Quirós from QUEST Northern California
One Fish Two Fish: Monitoring Marine Protected Areas
QUEST takes to the high seas with researchers Dirk Rosen, James Lindholm and their crew to study the underwater world off the California coast. In recent years, the state has established a network of marine protected areas to help fragile habitats and struggling fish populations bounce back. But are they working?
Video on Sep 27, 2011 by Chris Bauer from QUEST Northern California
QUEST Lab: Engineering Fire
In a dark lab at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, engineers and mathematicians are developing new burners and studying different flames in hopes of better understanding the power of fire and how to make the most efficient flame possible.
Video on Sep 27, 2011 by Chris Bauer from QUEST Northern California
Induced Seismicity: Man-Made Earthquakes
In California, more renewable energy comes from geothermal energy than solar and wind, combined. Today, a new technology known as Enhanced Geothermal Systems has the potential to extract even more heat and consequently energy to power steam turbines, but it’s not without challenges.
Video on Sep 20, 2011 by Sheraz Sadiq from QUEST Northern California
QUEST Lab: The Shaking Table at UC Berkeley
Khalid Mosalam and his colleagues at the Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center's Shaking Table Laboratory are helping to make communities safer in an earthquake.
Video on Sep 20, 2011 by Amy Miller from QUEST Northern California
Megathrust Earthquakes
Experts warn that an offshore quake powerful enough to kill thousands and discharge a tsunami could hit the West Coast any time. QUEST Northwest talks with geologists and seismologists about cutting-edge research in earthquake prediction, and what it would look like if the next “Big One" hits close to home.
Video on Sep 20, 2011 by Lesley McClurg from QUEST Northwest
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