In the classic Dr. Seuss tale, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, the Grinch starts out with a heart “two sizes too small.” This grump lives alone on a mountain with…
The smallest stuff in our universe acts in a lot of strange ways. Quantum physics is the field of science that tries to wrestle with this weirdness. And one of…
Abstract Have you ever wondered what is inside an asteroid? NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission brought rock samples from the asteroid Bennu back to Earth. We were able to study some of…
Space rovers are often big machines. The Perseverance and Curiosity rovers driving around Mars are the size of small cars. VIPER, a rover NASA will send to the moon next…
Fibonacci sequence, (noun, “Fib-oh-NAH-chi SEE-kwints”) A Fibonacci sequence is a pattern of numbers. Each number in the sequence is the sum of the previous two numbers. The following set is…
Deep in the dark Australian Abyss, what’s visible can be scarier than the unseen. There, giant sea spiders scuttle along like glowing ghosts. The critters are not true spiders but…
Hold a pen horizontally with both hands, then let go of one side. What happens? YouTuber FatherPhi challenged chatbots with this question. ChatGPT, Gemini and Grok all agreed that the…
Abstract When you think of microorganisms, what comes to mind? Sore throats, stuffy noses, and coughs? Some microorganisms can cause infections that make us sick. But many microorganisms help us…
Back in 2017, on May 19, Chris Dickson faced a close call. That day, he was skiing in the San Juan Mountains in southwest Colorado, eager to try out snow…
Locklyn Ward, 14, lives on a farm in Oklahoma. One evening while she was helping feed the cows, she got curious about the plants growing in the field. She knew…