Mad About Science: Radioactive disasters
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
April 26, 1986, one of the worst human-caused disasters in history occurred. The reach of the Chernobyl disaster would be a benchmark for terrible things …
Category: Mad About Science
Mad About Science: Personal Computers, part 1
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Like it or not, personal computers, or PCs, are a vital part of our daily lives. They perform all sorts of tasks, from allowing us …
Mad About Science: Lasers
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
They’ve blown up aliens, they’ve shot out of other aliens’ eyes, they’ve been tied to shark’s frickin’ heads. Lasers!
Since their first application in 1960, …
Mad About Science: Superbears
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
It’s a bird, it’s a plane! It’s a bear that weighs as much as an F-150!
Bears are perhaps the most majestic, awe-inspiring creatures in …
Mad About Science: Seeds, sprouts & beyond
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Our area has some passionate farmers and gardeners. Our area also has a pretty nasty reputation for having abysmal soil that no amount of potting …
Mad About Science: Weird Dinosaurs
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
This has to be at least the second time I’ve made an oddball dinosaur listicle. Let’s face it, we all love dinosaurs. We wouldn’t have …
Mad About Science: Odd Medical Cases
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Full disclaimer: This is not the article to read three spoons into your yogurt.
The human body is gross, or so we’re programmed to believe. …
Mad About Science: The Dodo
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
The dodo was a bird closely related to pigeons and doves, though you wouldn’t think it if you ever saw one. They were about three …
Mad About Science: Combine Harvesters
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
We live in a rural town, so most of us are used to seeing a big ol’ combine just crawling through a field. I’ve had …
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