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 …
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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 …
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 …
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 …
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