Mad about Science: Kalambo falls building site
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Science: just when you think you’ve got everything figured out, new evidence comes to light that says: “You don’t know squat!”
This happened recently at …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Science: just when you think you’ve got everything figured out, new evidence comes to light that says: “You don’t know squat!”
This happened recently at …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
This one’s pretty heavy, dear reader — if you don’t want to feel bummed out, skip this page.
Humanity’s history with medical experimentation dates to …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Science isn’t just about explosions, lasers and slinging billionaires into space. Sometimes, science is about keeping your mouth healthy and minty fresh.
Mint-flavored tooth care …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
There are some things in our lives that may as well be magic. Wave a wand, say the magic word, plug it into an outlet …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
As baseball player Pete Rose once said: “It’s a round bat and a round ball, and you got to hit it square.”
An eclipse is …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
There are many ways to end up on an FBI watch list — and to satiate your curiosity, dear reader, I may have utilized one.…
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
I first learned about the Mohs scale in elementary school — a simplified, tiered ranking of various minerals ranging in hardness, each one able to …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Did you know that there are some rocks and gemstones that only exist on Earth? As far as we are aware, there is nowhere else …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
One major technological development shifted humans from being fragile and awkward middling gatherers into apex predators that would go on to dominate the food chain …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
As you’re reading this, I’m currently living my best life as an international jet setter.
By that, I mean I’m in Vancouver, B.C., checking out …
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