The troubling and intriguing "Breaking Bad" returns for a second season on AMC at 10 p.m. Sunday, with sad sack anti-hero Walt White sinking deeper into desperation, paranoia and darkness. Not for the faint of heart or those looking for happy endings, "Breaking Bad" is a character study of a good and unassuming man who, when faced with a terminal illness and financial ruin, turns to crime and murder. ...more

March 6, 2009

Where and what exactly happens to your blood between the give and the get? Think assembly line. ...more

September 27, 2008

The best thing about "Eureka" is that on every episode, the smartest people in town are saved by a blue-collar guy who probably couldn't pass a high school chemistry exam. ...more

July 29, 2008

The old Southern term "breaking bad" means to behave in a violent, wanton or outrageous manner for no discernible reason. ...more

January 17, 2008

SEBRING — Wearing goggles and protective aprons, Sebring High School chemistry students grind up Tums and Rolaids tablets with a mortar and pestle. The heartburn remedies are harmless, but the students are using these antacid granules to neutralize hydrochloric acid. It's called titration, which is the process of gradually adjusting the dose of a medication until the desired effect is achieved. State educators are near the end of the process of updating the academic science standards for grades kindergarten through 12. After receiving an "F" grade in a 2005 study, new state science standards have been drafted and could be approved next month. It's a good thing that Florida is reworking its science standards, according to the Thomas B. Fordham Institute. The current documents are reasonably well organized but sorely lacking in content. ...more

December 16, 2007