Mad About Science: The Kardashev scale, Part II
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Last week, we learned about what kinds of civilizations could exist in the vast expanse of space and what kind of technology humans would need …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Last week, we learned about what kinds of civilizations could exist in the vast expanse of space and what kind of technology humans would need …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Human beings are a global species, harvesting energy to transport supplies around the planet. We’re the only species we’ve ever observed that exists at such …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
After flying more than 90 combat missions in Vietnam, Barney Ballard gave up flying in 1974. Thanks to a new piece of technology at the …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
I first learned about the Great Missoula Floods when I was in elementary school in the ’90s. I listened in wide-eyed wonder to my teacher …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Hummingbirds are unique creatures. They are capable of hovering, similar to many winged insects, and they feed from flowers similarly to bees. What you might …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
We’ve been conditioned to think that gooey, slimy, sticky things are gross, and it’s true! A slimy surface is usually indicative of a bacterial film …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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