So Long and Thanks for All the Whales…
Ever wonder what it would be like if a meteor the size of a humpback whale hit the Earth??? Well, wonder no more… Impact: Earth, created by Purdue Univers...
Tag: science
Why AREN’T There Giant Insects?!
Thank goodness the Internet has guys like Hank around to help dispel quandaries like this for us! 😯 …although not for nothing, but even if I encountered s...
Cool Mars Links
I honestly didn’t pay a whole lot of attention to the Mars rover landing a couple of weeks ago simply due to being completely and utterly overwhelmed with...
What’s that? Naps are GOOD for productivity???
Don’t mind if I do!
a day of local learning
Today was sort of our last day out and about with family before they head back early Monday morning, so we ended up taking them to see a couple of local sights ...
Where do fireworks get their colors?
I thought this was a particularly interesting little post blogged over at Boing Boing showing the various chemicals that are ignited to create the different col...
Space Shuttle Discovery’s Retirement Flight
So anyone who follows sciencey news and whatnot was probably already aware that today was the day for the Space Shuttle Discovery to take its commute up to Wash...
That’s a BIG SNAKE!!!!!!!!!!
The Smithsonian has had some really interesting articles recently, though admittedly this one steers more in the vein of terrifying than just plain awesome̷...
Have I mentioned recently that Bill Nye is awesome?
Ever look up from the computer and realize that you’ve been watching awesome videos of Bill Nye trying to explain scientific principle to the common laype...
‘Tis a sad day in the worlds of science fiction, space exploration, and oceanography…
Arthur C. Clarke passed away today http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080319/wl_asia_afp/britainsrilankaclarkepeople Here’s a pretty cool interview he did a fe...