Mad About Science: Ponderosa pine
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Living in 7B, you can look in virtually any cardinal direction and spot a ponderosa pine. They are massive trees with thick trunks that can stand nearly 300 feet...
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Mad About Science: More wild ocean facts
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Akin to the tide rolling in, I’ve returned with more weird and wild facts about the ocean. We already know about lava vents hot enough to instantly scorch a...
Mad About Science: Wild ocean facts
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist If you suffer from thalassophobia — a fear of large bodies of water and what could lurk below — now is a great time to turn the page. Otherwise,...
Mad About Science: The moon
By Brenden Bobby Reader Staff Planet Earth’s closest celestial neighbor has a lot in common with the big blue marble we call home. While it’s true that there isn’t any liquid water on the...
Mad About Science: Big brain, little paragraph
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Once a week you open the Reader, get to this article and probably do one of two things: eagerly anticipate what new information you might learn or turn the...
Mad About Science: Time
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Time is a tricky topic. On the surface, we all know what time is: It’s a measurement of our day. So why do some days seem like they go...
Mad About Science: Virtual reality applications
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist We learned about the origins and function of virtual reality last week, but what about its applications? It’s a common belief that virtual reality is only for gamers and...
Mad About Science: Virtual reality
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist You’ve probably heard techie 20-somethings talking about VR and AR and wondered to yourself: “What are they going on about?” Maybe you’ve got a VR setup at home and...
Mad About Science: Crocodilians, redux
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Particularly longtime readers of this article may remember the second-ever “Mad About Science,” written by a snot-nosed brat who ham-fisted his way across a keyboard and, by some miracle,...
Mad About Science: Poison dart frogs
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Living around here sometimes presents incredible challenges. Moving snow, hauling wood, dealing with jerks on the highway who think the rules were only made for other people. Look at...
