Deadly Minerals
It’s easy to forget that some of the minerals found in the Earth can be extremely dangerous, despite the beautiful forms they can take. These minerals can prove to be toxic and potentially deadly if mishandled. So I present to…
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Volcanoes: Quick and Easy
I present to you my two page cheat sheet on volcanoes since they are one of the most fascinating and awe-inspiring features of the earth:
To Zoo or Not to Zoo: a Story of Harambe
If you have been online at all the past couple of months, you have probably ran into Harambe–the latest meme hot off of the internet presses (wherever that is). Like, really, he is everywhere. It is kind of scary. With…
Could Aliens be Living in Our Solar System?
Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Water: the ultimate resource. We depend on it to survive, but Earth is not the only place with a substantial amount of water. Buckle up, because I want to tell you about my favorite moon, Europa.…
When Citrus Gets Lethal
So, the other day I got a new prescription, and as I skimmed through the 300 pages of side effect warnings (okay… maybe it was only 3 pages, but the font was ridiculously tiny), I noticed a warning about consuming…
Badass Biology: Humanity’s Most Important Adaptation
Badass Biology: Humanity’s most badass adaptation At some point, modern humans started believing that we are somehow special, that we are the center of creation and of the universe and that God loves us most. My point isn’t to argue…
Badass Biology: Bat Echolocation
Vision is awesomely complicated. A lot of animals, like the hawk, use vision to detect important environmental cues from vast distances. They use complex eyes and even more complex brains to locate prey, or figure out where the ground starts,…
Megalodon: Fact or Fiction?
Barbies? Yea right. Doll Houses? Please. I was never the little girl who played with mini tea cups and pretended my stuffed animals were my fellow beauty-pageant friends. I was the girl outside shooting Nerf guns at the neighbor boys…