Europe’s earliest professional warriors?
Some 3,200 years ago—about 100 years before the fabled sacking of Troy—an epic Bronze Age battle for a bridge in …
Category Archives: Middle School
Barred Owl Rehabilitation
Nearly 80% of the land area within America’s contiguous 48 states lies within a single kilometer of a road. So …
ET, Go Home
NASA routinely beams messages into the universe in an attempt to contact extraterrestrial intelligence. In more than 50 years of …
Stuff My Chimp Throws
You’ve been to the zoo, right? So surely you’ve seen a chimp sit on his haunches while looking with one …
Are You Scared of Spiders?
If the sight of a spider makes your heart race, you’re not alone. According to the American Psychiatric Association, about …
What do Defecation Scientists Do?
Apparently, “defecation scientists” study ant toilets. Or so I learned in the days after a wonderful, short visit with my …
The Real Spice of Life?
Glycolaldehyde, an 8-atom sugar molecule, is in gas-and-dust interstellar clouds near the center of the Milky Way. These clouds are …
Where Has All the Dino Poop Gone? (Long Time Passing….)
So, this ant poop question (why do they use toilets, and why don’t they flush them?) has gotten me thinking …
Tough Love for Dog Lovers
The 2009 book He’s Just Not That Into You was (quoting the Amazon.com description) “tough love advice for otherwise smart …
The Incandescent Effect
Forget the “wisdom” about turning the lights down low to set a romantic mood. A new study by faculty at …
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