Sci/Why

By Judy Wearing Was Aaron Kosminski Jack the Ripper?   Short answer: not quite sure Long answer: This is a great case to th...

Lepinotus patruelis , a common bark louse. Photo by David Jones By Judy Wearing “I think I have insects in my house,” the Bavarian ...

By Claire Eamer It's the season, apparently, when Sci/Why authors come out of hibernation and flaunt their accomplishments. I did a qu...

By Judy Wearing Tall, flat stones arranged in circles stand straight, their limestone edges sharply sculpted. Some are six metres in heig...

     Ewww...What is that smell? Were my socks washed in skunk juice? Did my feet turn into moldy cheese  I don’t think so. It is my stinky...

On Christmas Eve, one hundred years ago, right where you are now, a child just like you might have been wrapping a present. To do so, ...

             She reached up, touching the cold ceiling above her head, relishing the grain of stone beneath her fingertips. The lamp flic...

Photo credit: Aaron Logan The farmhouse was old. The sixteen foot dining table we were seated at was too. This was a typical gathering ...

This summer, my family and I spent a lot of time with small children who were relatives of one stripe or another. During several...

Santa's hair and long beard are white as snow. But as a boy, his hair was probably a different color. Just like boys the world over, hi...

Ever have that feeling of too many coincidences? As though life is trying to teach you a lesson, and the same question comes up over and ove...

I’ve been reading and writing about eyebrows this week. I’m learning a lot. It has made me think, with amazement, how human beings (like me)...