Archive for the ‘science’ category

Heading for Mars again

November 27th, 2011

NASA is at it again. They are planning a new mission to land on the planet Mars. They are sending a rover nicknamed Curiosity to land on the planet and to send back data about it. The rover cost about $2.5 billion dollars and is expected to make the nine month trip as soon as [...]

Cans or Glass

February 2nd, 2011

There has been some dispute lately over whether beer should come in a can or a glass. There are many people who feel that the best beer comes from a glass and they want to keep it that way. There are others though who want their beer from a can. The cans are easier to [...]

Lionfish

December 31st, 2010

One of the invasive species that is causing trouble in the United States is the lionfish. The fish is native to the south pacific and the Red Sea. The species was introduced to American waters after an aquarium broke during Hurricane Andrew and some of the fish were released off the coast of Florida. The [...]

Science and kids

December 23rd, 2010

One thing I read about today was how some 8 to 10 year old kids got their science experiment published in a major science journal. The kids did an experiment involving training bees to go to certain color flowers by using sugar as a reward. The experiments showed how bees see patterns and colors. The [...]

Growing Mars

December 5th, 2010

Scientists from around the world are working on an unusual possibility. They are saying that one day it may be possible to grow plants on other planets. One of the key planets that scientists are looking at is Mars. They say that there is plenty of evidence that there was water on the planet. Humans [...]