Western conifer seed bugs
By Brenden BobbyReader Staff September in Bonner County means three things: the tourists have mostly packed up with the endless convoy of RVs rambling back to wherever they came from, school has started and...
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Mad about Science: Armaments of the Roman Legions
By Brenden BobbyReader Columnist Rome was one of the most feared empires of the ancient world. To this day, it is still held up as the premier example of conquest and control by showcasing...
Mad about Science: Digital Addiction Part III
By Brenden BobbyReader Columnist In the final installment of the “digital addiction” series, we will be looking at methods to combat social media and video game addiction, and the benefits to reducing screen time...
Mad about Science: Digital addiction part II
By Brenden BobbyReader Columnist In last week’s column we discussed the effects of video game addiction and how it sockets into digital dependency. This week, we will be exploring the effects of social media...
Mad about Science: Digital addiction part I
By Brenden BobbyReader Staff My partner and I recently had a jarring revelation that spawned from an awkward situation. She and a friend of hers had silently drifted away over the course of about...
Mad about Science: Aluminum foil
By Brenden BobbyReader Columnist It’s easy to take some of our most ubiquitous kitchen items for granted. They’re relatively inexpensive, always within arm’s reach and quick to replace with a quick trip to the...
Mad about Science: Batoids
By Brenden BobbyReader Columnist At the library’s Citizen Science events, which take place twice a month at the Waterlife Discovery Center on Lakeshore Drive, I love to ask a fun question of guests that...
Mad about Science: Tuberculosis
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff Editor’s note: Regular “Mad About Science” columnist Brenden Bobby is on a well-deserved vacation. He’ll be back next week. Tuberculosis is a disease that, to most, feels historic. It was...
Mad about Science: The Zanclean Flood
By Brenden BobbyReader Columnist Tales of massive floods are a feature of virtually every religion in the history of humankind. The idea of a flood that can move mountains is a terrifying prospect, but...
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Unexplained mysteries By Brenden BobbyReader Columnist No one ever does anything for no reason, but what — exactly — is the driving reason behind doing something can be ambiguous; and, without a written intention...
