Listen
Archive
2013
January
February
March
April
May
June
2012
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
2011
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
2010
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
2009
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
2008
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
2007
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Subscribe
May. 06, 2011
Pick Of The Week: Fluorescent Rocks
|
|
Tweet |
| Under ultraviolet light, some minerals glow brilliantly. Franklin, N.J. is home to 90 fluorescing minerals, and was decreed the "Fluorescent Mineral Capital of the World." Science Friday visited two mineral museums in the area to learn about the area's unusual geology and to see rocks light up. |
Produced by Flora Lichtman, Correspondent and Managing Editor, Video
Guests
-
Flora Lichtman
Author, "Annoying: The Science of What Bugs Us" (Wiley, 2011)
Multimedia Editor,
NPR's Science Friday
New York, New York
FEATURED READING
Scatter, Adapt, and Remember: How Humans Will Survive a Mass Extinction
by Annalee Newitz
ADVERTISEMENT
RELATED BLOG POSTS
- Salt of the Earth
The Great Salt Lake's north arm can reach 30 percent salinity—about 10 times saltier than the ocean. Take a closer look at this ...
- Will There Be Another Ice Age?
If carbon dioxide levels continue to rise, we likely have a long thaw ahead of us.
- Choose Your Weapon in the Fight Against Climate Change
- Auroras extrasolares
Demostrada la existencia de las auroras en objetos situados más allá de nuestro sistema solar
Discussion