Tagged: science

Brenden Bobby / Featured / Mad About Science

April 4, 2019

Mad About Science: Game of Thrones, Science and You

By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist

Winter has come.

The much-anticipated final season of “Game of Thrones” will soon be upon us. As we fly our house banners of nachos and …

Brenden Bobby / Mad About Science

March 22, 2019

Mad About Science: Naked Mole Rats

By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist

What the heck is that thing?!

Worry not, for you gaze upon the majesty of the naked mole rat, one of the wildest, weirdest and …

Brenden Bobby / Featured / Mad About Science

March 1, 2019

Mad About Science: baby chicks

By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist

It’s that magical time of year again. The postal workers hear the first cheeps of spring arriving in aerated boxes, and people start coming out …

Brenden Bobby / Featured / Mad About Science / Music

February 22, 2019

Mad About Science: Rock

By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist

One thing you may not know about me is that I’m a bit of a metalhead. Surprised?

Surely that long-haired, gluten-free, kale-munching millennial hippie must …

Brenden Bobby / Featured / Mad About Science

January 25, 2019

Mad About Science: Snailpocalypse

By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist

Most of us have fun memories of cute little snails from kindergarten. We knew they were slow, patient and harmless creatures that carried their home …

Arts & Culture / Brenden Bobby / Mad About Science

December 21, 2018

Mad About Science: Comets

By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist

It’s not every day that you get to see a comet. In some cases, it’s not every lifetime you get to see a comet.

A …

Opinion

January 2, 2018

Shake, Rattle and Roll: A column about the trials and tribulations of Parkinson’s Disease

By A.C. Woolnough
Reader Columnist

Researchers work on some incredible projects as they toil in relative obscurity in their cramped, underfunded labs trying to unlock the mysteries of the brain …