Mad About Science: Platypus
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
We, as humans, organize things neatly. We put labels on things, stick them in folders, put them in nice, tidy rows so we know where …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
We, as humans, organize things neatly. We put labels on things, stick them in folders, put them in nice, tidy rows so we know where …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Thanksgiving is upon us! Let the tryptophan-induced coma commence!
Well, we would, if it were a thing.
The tryptophan (an amino acid) isn’t what’s putting …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
We’re back. I hope you’re ready to learn, or at least laugh at some sci-fail silliness.
Faster-than-light travel is a big offender in just about …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
In 1953, Marilyn Monroe famously proclaimed that “Diamonds are a girl’s best friend” (though the song is actually from 1949.).
Turns out, diamonds are a …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Halloween is right around the corner. Ghastly ghouls and ravenous, sugar-filled child zombies are going to be trudging into the streets of Sandpoint. Seeing as …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Editor’s note: In commemoration of Idaho Forest Products Week, Brenden Bobby has dedicated this week’s column to the many uses of forest products.
Our forests …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Just when you think you’ve got it all figured out, science goes and throws some wild curveballs at you (that usually put you into a …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Staff
What if I told you that, in 2005, a massive plague swept across the land, infecting tens, perhaps hundreds of thousands of people and leaving …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
September means one thing: Apples!
It’s harvest season, and America’s favorite red fruit is arriving en masse to a produce department and farmer’s market near …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
It’s been a long, crazy, hot summer, and we’re hoping your garden survived it.
Whether this is your first year, your 15th or your 50th, …
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