Mad About Science: Lasers
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist They’ve blown up aliens, they’ve shot out of other aliens’ eyes, they’ve been tied to shark’s frickin’ heads. Lasers! Since their first application in 1960, lasers have helped the...
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Mad About Science: Superbears
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist It’s a bird, it’s a plane! It’s a bear that weighs as much as an F-150! Bears are perhaps the most majestic, awe-inspiring creatures in North America. They are...
Mad About Science: Seeds, sprouts & beyond
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Our area has some passionate farmers and gardeners. Our area also has a pretty nasty reputation for having abysmal soil that no amount of potting soil can save. If...
Mad About Science: Weird Dinosaurs
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist This has to be at least the second time I’ve made an oddball dinosaur listicle. Let’s face it, we all love dinosaurs. We wouldn’t have Thanksgiving turkey without dinosaurs...
Mad About Science: Odd Medical Cases
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Full disclaimer: This is not the article to read three spoons into your yogurt. The human body is gross, or so we’re programmed to believe. A primal fear surges...
Mad About Science: The Dodo
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist The dodo was a bird closely related to pigeons and doves, though you wouldn’t think it if you ever saw one. They were about three feet tall, fat and...
Mad About Science: Combine Harvesters
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist We live in a rural town, so most of us are used to seeing a big ol’ combine just crawling through a field. I’ve had a few friends that...
Mad About Science: Game of Thrones, Science and You
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Winter has come. The much-anticipated final season of “Game of Thrones” will soon be upon us. As we fly our house banners of nachos and march for a long...
Mad About Science: Naked Mole Rats
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist What the heck is that thing?! Worry not, for you gaze upon the majesty of the naked mole rat, one of the wildest, weirdest and most wonderful critters in...
Mad About Science: Forensic Sciences
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist You’ve got your crew, you cased the joint, you’ve scribbled out a plan on a napkin and memorized everything you’re going to say. You’re about to pull off the...
