Mark Your Calendar – The Ig Nobel Prize Awards are This Thursday
Not ready for a Nobel Prize? How about an Ig® Nobel Prize instead? Created to reward “research that makes you laugh, then think,” Ig Nobels are intended to highlight unusual…
Not ready for a Nobel Prize? How about an Ig® Nobel Prize instead? Created to reward “research that makes you laugh, then think,” Ig Nobels are intended to highlight unusual…
Did you ever consider how many different ways there are to look at a number? We decided it would be fun to choose a number and see what kind of…
Diana Nyad wasn’t about to be thwarted again by box jellyfish on her record-breaking swim from Cuba to Key West, FL. She wore a special mask and slathered her body…
Going back to school doesn’t mean learning has to stay indoors. As summer turns to fall, nature provides an outdoor classroom with some fun activities. Right now, milkweed pods are…
We stumbled on this wandering common snapping turtle earlier this week. It may have been thrown by the smell and heat of the new asphalt; it’s hard to say because…
The motto of Tumblehome Learning’s Galactic Academy of Science series is “Preserving Scientific Integrity Through the Ages.” It’s a slightly tongue-in-cheek call to adventure, but it has a serious purpose….
Hope for clear skies this weekend – there’s a lot happening in the heavens. Over the next few nights you’ll have a chance to observe in for the Perseid Meteor Shower,…
We are constantly bombarded with advice about health, exercise and eating. Not to pile on, but we couldn’t help but notice that all of these articles appeared within 48 hours…
London, it seems, has some of the oldest, biggest sewers in the world. During the winter holiday season last year, they issued a public health warning urging people to please…
While we were playing with viscosity inside, there were big doings outside. We repaved our driveway this week. Like many driveways (and streets and parking lots), ours is paved with asphalt, a form…