Mad About Science: More wild ocean facts
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Akin to the tide rolling in, I’ve returned with more weird and wild facts about the ocean. We already know about lava vents hot enough …
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Mad About Science: Wild ocean facts
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
If you suffer from thalassophobia — a fear of large bodies of water and what could lurk below — now is a great time to …
Mad About Science: The moon
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Staff
Planet Earth’s closest celestial neighbor has a lot in common with the big blue marble we call home. While it’s true that there isn’t any …
Mad About Science: Big brain, little paragraph
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Once a week you open the Reader, get to this article and probably do one of two things: eagerly anticipate what new information you …
Mad About Science: Time
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Time is a tricky topic. On the surface, we all know what time is: It’s a measurement of our day. So why do some days …
Mad About Science: Virtual reality applications
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
We learned about the origins and function of virtual reality last week, but what about its applications?
It’s a common belief that virtual reality is …
Mad About Science: Virtual reality
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
You’ve probably heard techie 20-somethings talking about VR and AR and wondered to yourself: “What are they going on about?” Maybe you’ve got a VR …
Mad About Science: Crocodilians, redux
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Particularly longtime readers of this article may remember the second-ever “Mad About Science,” written by a snot-nosed brat who ham-fisted his way across a keyboard …
Mad About Science: Poison dart frogs
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Living around here sometimes presents incredible challenges. Moving snow, hauling wood, dealing with jerks on the highway who think the rules were only made for …
Mad About Science: Seasonal allergies
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Spring is in the air, and so is a misty cloud of mucus and spittle after a vicious sneeze. Has the pandemic taught us nothing?…
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