Mad About Science: Evolutionary baggage
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
When people talk about evolution, terms like “perfectly adapted” often arise. In truth, evolution is far from perfect but it has given us a lot …
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Mad About Science: Tardigrades
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Weird science doesn’t always make headlines, but recently some really heavy news may have masqueraded as clickbait in your social media feed. An Israeli spacecraft …
Mad About Science: Unusual medieval weapons
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
You will be disappointed if you’re reading this and expecting me to list dragons or Valyrian steel swords. Sorry, folks. No White Walker invasions happened …
Mad About Science: Mega marsupials
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Australia, a.k.a. the Land Down Under, is home to some of the most nightmarish biology to skitter, squirm or swim on the planet Earth. Hey, …
Mad About Science: Parasites & Parasitoids
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Thought of a parasite can churn the strongest of stomachs. It’s a natural reaction to feel disgust at the thought of something creeping around inside …
Mad About Science: Mission to Europa
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos hog the spotlight with their spacefaring adventures. It’s been a while since we’ve heard about all of the cool stuff …
Mad About Science: Ice Ages
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
There is no other fossil on record we’ve observed so intimately as the woolly mammoth, making it unique as far as extinct animals go. The …
Mad About Science: Carnivorous plants
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
You were probably expecting something freedom- or barbecue- related, huh? If you’ve learned anything about this article by now, it’s that I am completely oblivious …
Mad About Science: Lord of the Rings
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
You know, I’ve always thought Ben did a great job in naming this article.
Mad About Science sounds a lot better than Brenden Writes Bad …
Mad About Science: Gigantopithecus
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
The search is over — we found a ‘squatch in them there woods!
Well, we would have, but we were about 1,000 centuries late to …
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