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By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Horses are some of our oldest animal companions. The quadrupedal ungulates of many a young girl’s birthday party dreams are the reason humans were able to achieve vast farming...
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Here in Mad About Science, we love giant explosions. On Earth, the explosions don’t get much bigger than the ones that created the Yellowstone Caldera, which you may not...
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist And the rock it rode in on! Chicxulub Crater is the remnant of the impact event that led to the extinction of the dinosaurs. Everyone knows a big rock...
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist It’s almost America’s 242nd birthday, which usually means food, fireworks, booze and late-night emergency room visits for digit reattachments. To celebrate the Fourth of July a little early, I...
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist It’s America’s favorite friendship-ruining board game. Most of us associate this with a fun family night, or a table-flipping rampage, but what you might not realize is that it...
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist The crossbow: one part gun, one part bow, 10 parts awesome. So good at maths. When you think of a crossbow, you probably imagine a soldier from the Middle...
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Memorial day was on Monday. How did you spend it? I want to do my part to honor the fallen as well as those that have served to make...
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist The Vikings were a curious lot. Most of our historical information comes from documentation by people who were being attacked by them. This makes for a very one-sided portrayal,...
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist It’s that time of year again! Raise your hands if you saw an adorable gosling at the feed store and just had to have it. Fast forward a few...
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Few things strike fear into the heart of man more than giant cats. A kitty is way less cute when it’s big enough to play with your intestines like...