Pop Warner Little Scholars and Science Cheerleader announce microbes from 7 teams will head to space for joint research project

by Darlene Cavalier | Dec 11, 2013 | Events, ISS, Pop Warner, Project MERCCURI

POP WARNER LITTLE SCHOLARS AND SCIENCE CHEERLEADER SENDING MICROBES COLLECTED BY CHEERLEADERS TO OUTER SPACE Microbes from seven Pop Warner teams will blast off from Kennedy Space Center, first quarter of 2014, as part of Project MERCCURI LANGHORNE, Penn. (Dec. 11,...

In 5-1/2 minutes, learn why microbes matter and what you can do to nurture your own.

by Darlene Cavalier | Nov 27, 2013 | Blog, ISS, video

An NPR collaboration. Illustrations and animations by Benjamin Arthur. Sound and Music by Jonathan Arthur. Originally posted on Scientific American, “Good Microbes Make Good Pets,” by Kalliopi Monoyios | November 25, 2013 Thanks to everyone who...

Follow up from our first feature on the TODAY Show last month: Our citizen science research project with UCDavis to compare microbes on Earth and on the Space Station

by Darlene Cavalier | Nov 16, 2013 | Citizen Science, Events, In the News, ISS, Project MERCCURI

Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Watch the first TODAY Show segment about Project MERCCURI.

Science Cheerleaders + Citizen Scientists Help Send Microbes to Space (Video)

by Darlene Cavalier | Nov 15, 2013 | Blog, In the News, ISS

Talmesha and Washington Redskins Cheerleaders Swab Microbes for Project MERCCURI

by Bart Leahy | Nov 5, 2013 | Events, Guest Blog Post, ISS, Project MERCCURI, The Science Cheerleaders, Washington Redskins

The following is a guest post by Science Cheerleader Talmesha. On Tuesday October 29, 2013 I visited the place where I spent five years as a National Football League (NFL) cheerleader, Washington Redskins’ FedEx Field. I, along with current Redskins Cheerleaders...

The TODAY Show Participates in Project MERCCURI, a citizen science project from UC Davis, SciStarter and Science Cheerleader.

by Darlene Cavalier | Nov 3, 2013 | In the News, ISS

Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy [As originally posted on SciStarter.]The TODAY Show recently participated in Project MERCCURI, presented by UC Davis, SciStarter, and Science Cheerleader. They anchors swabbed Studio 1A for...