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Sinkhole in Guatemala

Posted on June 1, 2010 by

Have you seen the sinkhole in Guatemala? Can you even imagine? One minute you’re eating breakfast, the next you’re 100 feet underground. Luckily, the three story building was a factory that had closed for the evening. Crazy! The geologists don’t … Continue reading →

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Volcano in Iceland

Posted on April 16, 2010 by

There are some pretty incredible pictures in this article on the National Geographic website of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland. I can’t imagine being near all that smoke and ash. People in towns nearby had to be evacuated due to … Continue reading →

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Get ready for Earth Day!

Posted on April 12, 2010 by

Next Thursday is Earth Day, so why not get a head start? Throughout the week I’ll give you some no fail tips that will save the planet (just a bit). Tip 1: Turn off the lights in rooms you’re not … Continue reading →

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Amazing what you can find when doing reference

Posted on April 1, 2010 by

I was answering a reference question for someone on migratory habits of penguins and I found this AMAZING video! Man, that BBC finds some amazing things, don’t they?

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Smashing Atoms is COOL!

Posted on March 31, 2010 by

A friend of mine sent me this article and I thought it was amazing that while we are going about our daily lives scientists are doing this! This is wild! Scientists have been working for years on this Large Hadron … Continue reading →

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Resolutions again…

Posted on December 30, 2009 by

Resolution 3: Read a book that I would never normally consider. I’m a fantasy, melancholy, comic book/manga kinda girl. I normally wouldn’t consider picking up a non-fiction just cause. I hardly even wanted to pick them up for school, let … Continue reading →

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Yay for octopi!

Posted on December 16, 2009 by

I found this article about an octopus who loves his Mr. Potato head so much that when his caretakers try and take it from him he gets mean. Here it is! Its got a great picture too! I showed it … Continue reading →

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I saw this article a couple of days ago

Posted on December 15, 2009 by

And I thought it was INCREDIBLE! It is so amazing that people have designed things like this. Not only can you put your love of technology to use, you can also put your love of helping people to use! Here’s … Continue reading →

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National Mole Day!

Posted on October 23, 2009 by

For all you mathy types, I give you National Mole Day! According to The National Mole Day Foundation: Celebrated annually on October 23 from 6:02 a.m. to 6:02 p.m., Mole Day commemorates Avogadro’s Number (6.02 x 10^23), which is a … Continue reading →

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Meow and purr

Posted on October 20, 2009 by

Did you know that lions and tigers can’t purr, but cougars can? Now you do! According to National Wildlife magazine: In big cats – lions, tigers, leopards, jaguars – a length of tough cartilage runs up the hyoid bones to … Continue reading →

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