Annual Meteor Showers Calendar
Where & When to Look for Meteor Showers Important facts on all the major meteor showers throughout the year. Meteors can streak across the sky … Read more
Facts about Coelacanth – Living Fossils of the Sea
Living Dino-Fish The coelacanth (“see-la-kanth”) was found to be ‘alive and well’ in 1938 after millions of years of hiding, but is he really a … Read more
What is the Chemistry of Glass?
How is Glass Made? Method & Process Glass is really a super-cooled liquid with a long history and fascinating chemistry. Other than plastic, one of … Read more
How do Batteries Work?
How does a battery produce electricity? A simple explanation of the way the batteries that we use in our laptop computers, mobile phones, and electronic … Read more
Wine Chemistry
Importance of Chemical Understanding of Wine An explanation of the chemical processes involved in the production of wine and in those that determine the appearance, … Read more
What is Biochemistry?
Study of the Chemistry of Living Things DNA, enzymes, fats, carbohydrates, and hormones are all part of the discipline of Biochemistry. On the interface between … Read more
What Is Metabolism?
How Do We Actually Turn Food into Energy? We hear the word used all the time, read diet books on how to boost ours, and … Read more
What Is an Enzyme?
Enzyme Facts A cell’s ability to carry out essential chemical reactions separates the animate from the inanimate. Without enzymes, these reactions and life itself would … Read more
Great White Shark Facts
Facts About The Oceans Greatest Predator It has taken 300 million years of evolution to create such a formidable predator as the shark, and the … Read more
What causes April showers?
Is April Really The Month of Showers? Spring weather can be rather unpredictable. Clear mornings can turn to stormy afternoons at the blink of an … Read more
Zinc Properties, Uses, & Facts
Zinc Facts for Kids Zinc is an essential trace element. It is a nutrient found in cells throughout the body and is needed to stay … Read more
Physics of Ice and Water
Water’s Liquid and Solid Phases Are Vastly Different The molecular nature of water causes molecules to attract and repel each other and to form links … Read more
How do you identify raw gemstones?
How Scientists Identify Gemstones Most people rely on color to identify gemstones, however, this is not a reliable method. Rather, science has developed a number … Read more
How Does Shampoo Work?
Chemistry of Shampoo Cleaning Action Shampoo’s main purpose is to clean hair. Here’s how shampoo does it. Shampoo marketers go to great lengths to make … Read more
Why does oil not mix with water?
Here’s Why Oil Does Not Dissolve in Water There’s a perfectly good explanation for why oil and water do not mix. It all comes down … Read more
Do Fish Have a Personality?
Yes, Fish Have Complex Personalities The study of animal personalities has become a hot topic in behavioral biology. Bring up the possibility of fish personalities … Read more
Facts About Meteors for Kids
Meteors Facts: Shooting & Falling Stars Meteors are sudden streaks of light in the sky that can happen during predicted showers or at random. Meteors … Read more
Facts about Tuatara – Modern Dinosaurs
Endangered Reptiles From the Age of the Dinosaurs Tuatara are endemic to New Zealand, quite unlike other reptiles, and have become endangered through mammal predation. … Read more
How Fireflies Produce Light – Bioluminescence
Bioluminescence of Fireflies Bioluminescence is how fireflies and other living organisms produce light. Bioluminescence is an interesting phenomenon that occurs in organisms such as fireflies. … Read more
Newton’s 3 Laws of Motion
Laws of Motion Explained for Kids Newton proposed three laws of motion that explain interactions between solid objects, describing force, inertia, and reaction forces. Newton’s … Read more
What are Leeches, Anyway?
Facts about Leeches With sufficient preparation, travelers can learn to appreciate Madagascar’s leeches as part of the incredible rainforest experience. Slimy, black, amorphous creatures slink … Read more
Time Travel Facts
Physics of Time Travel Time travel nears with new trillion-dollar ‘dual-use’ government technology. Visionary new closed timeline curves theory offers a peek into our past. … Read more
Perseid Meteor Shower Facts
The Perseid meteor shower is one of the most dependable meteor showers. Observers can generally expect 40 to 60 meteors hourly when the shower peaks. … Read more
Layers of the Skin
Facts about Human Skin Skin is actually the body’s largest organ! Skin includes all four types of tissue – epithelial tissue, connective tissue, nervous tissue, … Read more
Fog: Cause, Conditions, and Types
Fog facts Fog is a weather condition that occurs in a variety of settings for a number of reasons. But the basics of fog are … Read more
Is Rainmaking a Myth or Reality?
Cloud Seeding Facts Several people in the past and present have tried various methods to create rain but were it luck or a true scientific … Read more
Weather in Each Global Climate Zone
Each world climate zone is broadly based on the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, and the Arctic and Antarctic circles. This broad classification has also … Read more
Cloak of Invisibility is a Scientific Possibility
The National Science Foundation announced that associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at Michigan Technological University, Elena Semouchkina, has used magnetic resonance to capture … Read more
Nanotechnology Facts: The Power of Nanomedicine
What is Nanotechnology? The term nanotechnology has been bandied about for years, but what is it, and more importantly, where is it going? Nanotechnology is … Read more
Fireworks History & Fun Facts
Origins of the Roman Candle, Sparkler, and Gunpowder Although the discovery of fireworks can’t be pinned down to an exact dynasty, most credit the Chinese … Read more
The Constellation Andromeda
How to Find the Galaxy M31 Andromeda, the Woman in Chains, is an unremarkable fall constellation except as a home to the easiest galaxy to … Read more
Observing the Stars of Perseus
The Winter Constellation of Soldier with Sword The constellation Perseus has much to offer in the winter sky, lying on the Milky Way. Locating the … Read more
Observing Lyra the Harp Constellation
The Constellation Home to Vega Lyra is an easy constellation to find. It is high overhead on summer nights, anchored by the bright star Vega. … Read more
Peacock Mantis Shrimp Fun Facts
The peacock mantis shrimp is an amazing creature with one of the fastest jabs and most complex eyes in the animal kingdom. The peacock mantis … Read more
Types of Ocean Pollution
Learn about the many sources of ocean water pollution including oil spills, plastics, and most importantly land-based runoff. Ocean pollution leads to beach closings, contaminated … Read more
What is Geography?
Have you ever wondered what geography actually is; well there is no simple answer because geography is many things. Basic geography is defined as the … Read more