Mad About Science: Madagascar Hissing Cockroach
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
If you’re flipping through the Reader over a bite to eat, I apologize in advance.
You’re probably about to lose your appetite.
7B is home …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
If you’re flipping through the Reader over a bite to eat, I apologize in advance.
You’re probably about to lose your appetite.
7B is home …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Confession time, 7B. Recently, I got a surprising diagnosis after a very long time of chronic health issues. Any diagnosis that ends a sentence with …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Horses have been a pretty central part of human civilization for thousands of years. They’ve pulled things for us, they’ve delivered things for us, they …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Helium, everyone’s second favorite party favor. Because let’s face it, you’re there for the cake, and the clown doesn’t even make the top 15.
At …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Can you believe I’ve never done an article on fire?
Surprisingly, fire and rust are similar chemical processes. They are both the product of oxidation, …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
In the age of smartphones and mass-produced LEDs, light isn’t really a big deal to us anymore. Our vehicles spout light in every direction at …
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’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 …
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