Congrats to Barney Wei for the first factual answer. And congrats to Monidipa for the creative answer to "Come up with a creative way to wipe out bad memories and restore good ones." Here's her creative answer: A creative way would be to find a rare kind of scientist who can make a special gooey, […]
Former Fish of Folsom Lake [image from Associated Press] If you've been following the news, perhaps you've heard something about the extreme drought that riddles nearly the entire state of California. The snowcaps from the mountains haven't been replentished over last winter and the mountain rivers the supply the water reservoirs are running dry. Even […]
Comet Hale-Bopp [image from Wikipedia] Ever wonder what a comet looks like, up close? The spacecraft Rosetta was sent to find out has finally reached it's target comet after travelling out for 10 years. 10 years of space travel! That comet is (thankfullly) far out. Here's a very in-depth article from New Scientist. What's so […]
The body has been a battleground and a test ground in sci-fi, often reflecting reality and grappling gritting examples of bio-ethics. If you've read the classic Handmaid's Tale and are looking for something just as thought-provoking but set on another planet, DO get a copy of Lilith's Brood. Written by the kick-butt author Octavia E. […]
Awesome video that takes a crack at the timeless puzzle, which came first: the chicken or the egg? Finally! A plausible explanation! But the T-Rex came first, amirite? For more, check out the IFL Science article
Oh the thrills of Jurassic Park – a movie classic. That scene with the T-Rex still scares me! (It's embedded below.) De-extinction is a possibility, but even if we could bring back species, would it be the actual animal? We have no idea how the animal behaved, how it interacted with the local ecosystem and […]
Pet Ham [photo from Isle of Wight County Museum] Perhaps you heard about the brief case of the caimen in High Park's pond. Here's another peculiar pet, one that is more eccentric than exotic: a cured ham. You might say it is a cure-ious pet. That's right. If you ever find yourself in Virginia, […]
According to some sources, archaeologists in Peru have uncovered what could be an ancient cat costume of the pre-Inca civilization. The unearthed costume-like items include earrings, and metal-work cat paws with claws. Ouch! Check out the article with photos Just more evidence of cats and humans sharing an incredible history!
Tollund man [photo from Wikipedia] Every few years or so, preserved humans that are thousands of years old are discovered in bogs, retreating glaciers, and deserts. It's truly fascinating! People have pretty much looked the same since we became human. According to Jared Diamond in The Third Chimpanzee, if you took a Cro-Magnon and […]
Have you ever seen a shooting star? Or taken the time to just look at a full moon? If not, really please do – just take 5 minutes to look at the moon. It is lovely. And we are atomically connected to every THING. Even the moon, the stars, the minutiae. We are star dust. […]