Imagine if you had the same kind of underwater “gear” as gills in fish. And imagine how much easier it would be to explore the waters on your next beach vacation. Or what you could find in local lakes and ponds. Well, stop imagining. Because humans DO the same “gear” as gills in fish. In fact, they’re not called something else. They’re called gills. … The rest of the story…
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If you love butterflies (and you should), you’ve probably heard of the amazing annual Monarch butterfly migration. 3000 miles those tiny, fragile wings have to flutter. And how and why do they do it? Is that Monarch butterfly migration just a mysterious coincidence? Yeah, right. As I write this, it’s February 5, 2022. And I discovered that, on several calendars, February 5 is Western … The rest of the story…
It’s so cool how we have the tools to peek into the microscopic world of chromosomes and DNA. Just think about that for a second. Because some of the most brilliant minds who ever lived on planet Earth were only able to imagine those things. But now you and I can just type a few words into a browser and almost instantaneously find tons … The rest of the story…
What do supernova remnants and stars have in common? Oops. When I say “stars,” I mean the so-called Hollywood stars. What do they have in common with supernova remnants? Well, nothing, really. Except that I’m talking about them both right now. And that’s because, in my serpentine sense of irony, I found a connection. It’s sort of a polar opposites connection. But that’s what … The rest of the story…