Category: Geography

Attack of The Alien Invaders

February 27, 2023 33 Comments

Attack of the alien invaders? Aliens are among us. Invasive alien species are a threat to human health and to every ecosystem on our planet. Sound like hyperbole? It’s not.

Why Are Rare Earth Metals Important?

May 4, 2022 50 Comments

Why are rare earth metals important? What are rare earth metals? The uses for rare earth metals are as diverse as they are important! Let’s take a look.

Since I am experiencing dry, itchy winter skin, I needed a top 10 winter skin care tips list. I decided to investigate. And share my winter skin care tips with you! This information is relevant if you have skin, no matter where you live. WINTER SKIN CARE TIPS If you live anywhere that experiences winter

New Mammal Discovery

November 22, 2021 60 Comments

A new mammal discovery? Yes, it’s official. The scientific community put a seal of approval on a new deep sea mammal. Deep sea mammals are a challenge to find, let alone study. Especially this new mammal species because it spends time 6,000 feet under the ocean! DEEP SEA MAMMALS I’m excited but Louie was not,

How To Discover A New Species

April 19, 2021 62 Comments

I’ve written several posts about new species of animals. It made me wonder how difficult it would be to find a new species! Where would we even begin? So I decided to investigate exactly how to discover a new species.

Deadliest Poisons In History

January 18, 2021 66 Comments

If you want to kill a person, you can shoot a gun or throw a rock. But if craft and cleverness are your forte, poison is another option. Deadliest Poisons in History has the makings of a Netflix series, but I’m condensing into a cool blog post instead!

10 Great Scientists and Their Discoveries

January 3, 2021 66 Comments

Instead of looking back at 2020, (ugh) let’s gaze further back. Since this is science blog, I’m giving a nod to 10 great scientists and their discoveries. Many of these scientists had messy lives. Many of the discoveries were accidental. Most of them are dead.

That means they can’t refute the gossip I’m about to throw around about them! Let’s take a peek…

New Species Alert : Octopus!

June 8, 2020 70 Comments

Whenever I see an article about a new species, it’s usually about some bacteria or slug. Not that they don’t deserve a spot in the ecosystem, but slugs are not exciting. Octopuses are!

Legend of Tea And How It Came To Be

May 26, 2020 84 Comments

What is the legend of tea & how it came to be? Tea is the most consumed beverage on our planet, after water.

Let’s take a look a the world’s most popular drink!

Alaska View From the Tundra of Skilac Lake

Six Most Difficult Places To Visit On Earth

February 17, 2020 15 Comments

Do you want to travel to the most difficult places to visit on earth?

In this day and age, I figured we could hop a plane to get anywhere.

I was wrong…

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