Once Upon a Time
Happy Tuesday, Friends! Over the last few weeks, I’ve discussed the recently approved COVID vaccines. So, this week, instead of looking to the future, I’d like to go way…way back…
The Science behind Christmas?
In honor of the coming holiday, I’m sharing a December 22, 2017 article from Inside Science. The article – and its very cute illustration can be found here. My favorite…
Man’s Best Friend
I found the December issue of Smithsonian Magazine in my mailbox a few days ago, and I have to admit that I immediately said ‘Aww!’ On the cover is a…
Chase the Rainbow?
Happy Tuesday, Friends! A couple of weeks ago, I discussed the science behind rainbows in this blog. Today, I’d like to share another natural phenomenon – fire rainbows! Even the…
The Rainbow Connection?
Happy Tuesday! In honor of All Hallows Eve this coming weekend, I had thought about writing about the scary, spooky, and creepy. However, we’ve had a lot of that this…
More about plastic-eating organisms
In a recent post I shared a recently published scientific article that reported how a team of scientists have come up with a combination of enzymes that ‘eat’ plastic really…
It eats what?
Happy Tuesday, friends! Today, I’d like to share an interesting article that I saw in Science News last week. A team of scientists in England and the US have created…
Studies Say?
Happy Tuesday, Friends! How many times have you seen a news article with the words ‘studies say?’ I know I’ve written them many times on this blog alone… but how…
Creative Exercise?
Image by Daniel Reche from Pixabay Happy Tuesday, Friends! Over the last few months, I've had two resolutions: workout more and maybe just maybe finish that novel I've been working on for the…
Cross-cutting Concepts-II
Happy Tuesday, Friends! Recently, I wrote about seven big, cross-cutting concepts in science. Last week, we pondered the concept that is perhaps most visible in our daily lives: cause and…