Question Your World: Is Humanity Using Too Much Light?
Earth from space is a beautiful sight. We can not only see pretty patterns created by our lights on the dark side of the planet, but over time we've also seen the amount of these lights on Earth grow. More people means more lights.
Cooking With Chemistry: The Science Behind Your Thanksgiving Meal
Plan your menu, make your shopping list and dust off your chemistry set because it’s time to get cooking for Thanksgiving! Did I just say chemistry set? Yes, I did! But you don’t need fancy beakers and pipettes to cook your feast. There is already a ton of chemistry going on when you cook your traditional Thanksgiving meal.
Question Your World: Will Climate Change Be a Part of Future Elections?
Elections are opportunities we citizens have to voice our opinion on topics. Our changing climate has impacts on agriculture, real estate, city planning, human health, and beyond.
Retirement Reflections: Top 5 Most Interesting Kepler Finds
On Tuesday, October 30, NASA announced that the Kepler space telescope had run out of fuel and would be retired. The mission’s story dates back 35 years, even before we knew for sure that planets existed around other stars (now called exoplanets).
Question Your World: What’s Going On with the Largest Living Organism?
We often talk about plants and trees because they are simply that important! They all matter, the small ones to the big ones. Right now scientists are looking at the biggest one.
