Archive for March, 2009

The Strange Forests that Drink—and Eat—Fog

Researchers have discovered that fog, originating offshore from some of the richest ocean waters on the planet, arrives in fog forests around the world bearing essential fertilizing nutrients like

How to Tell If You’re Poisoning Yourself With Fish

Researchers are creating genetic tests to determine if mercury hiding in that “healthy” dinner could be messing with your brain.

Whatever Happened To…: Acid Rain?

A former household term, acid rain is often mistaken as a “solved problem.” But while legislation has cleaned up much of it, the problem is far from over—especially in rapidly

20 Things You Didn’t Know About… Time

3) Daylight Saving Time began as a joke by Benjamin Franklin, who proposed waking people earlier on bright summer mornings so they might work more during the day and thus save candles. 19) Time

“The atmosphere dancing” …… the short version

This is a description of how the sun causes El Nino and La Nina. La Nina cooling The strength of the polar vortex depends upon the absolute density of the atmosphere above the pole. When the sun is

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What Is This? A Dirty Sheep?

Stay away: these poofy blobs are actually quite deadly.

Numbers: Seeds, From the Largest to the Oldest to the Safest

Sustainable Architecture Takes Cues From the Original Green: Nature

Glass that “breathes” like gills, solar cells that imitate leaves, and other biomimetic technologies