Sci/Why

Science is done not only in labs by people with white coats and clipboards, but also in the field. And "in the field" can mean on...

By guest blogger Leslie Johnstone What do you get when you cross a horse with a donkey? It depends! A mule, like this one, results fro...

By Claire Eamer History books are still dominated by the doings of a bunch of white men - and the history of science is no exception. Wh...

Post by Helaine Becker Ok, so I'm crazy about robots. Bug-shaped robots. Bat-shaped robots. Ameba robots. You name it, I love it. So...

by Jan Thornhill The Maple Log  I was out in the woods a few days ago on a mission—to find enough chanterelles for dinner. My plan w...

by guest blogger Jacob Wilde There once lived a famous French philosopher by the name of Rene Descartes - famous for his fetish for cro...

Moon studies (courtesy NASA , Clementine trackers) By Marie Powell We've all heard stories about the full moon making people and ...