September 28th, 2017 By the time you graduate from that first batch of eight crayons, you start to learn that just how much variability there is between one hue and it’s closest cousins.
September 27th, 2017 It’s fall, which means every other item at my local Trader Joe’s now has pumpkin in it.
September 26th, 2017 As hydrogen fuel cells become a more common way to power our world, the idea of filling up your tank may take on a few new connotations.
August 27th, 2017 Giving new meaning to the term “Ice Giants,” researchers have confirmed that Uranus and Neptune are likely producing massive diamonds on a regular basis.
August 13th, 2017 The average dairy cow produces around 40,000 pounds of manure a year, most of which doesn’t just disappear into thin air.
July 19th, 2017 My third-grader said she has a preference for ice cream over gelato, which is interesting since they’re nearly the same mix of sugar, fat, ice and air.
July 16th, 2017 There’s a lot of oxygen in space, but not in a form you can breath.
July 6th, 2017 Keeping potable water portable has been one of humanity’s big challenges.
July 2nd, 2017 In the last week, I’ve had the pleasure of going to an art museum with eight- and four-year-olds, once at the four-year-old’s request.
June 27th, 2017 Whipped cream might make a lot more sense if we just called it “foamed cream.” Sure, there is a lot of whipping or whisking involved, but that hardly describes what’s happening inside the collection of milk fats and water that can cause it to turn from a thick, yummy liquid into a fluffy, nearly-sculptable foam.