Fun_Science

"The article offers information on three different desserts, described to be cold and icy, sandy and hot, and foggy and rocky, respectively. However different, one common feature of desserts is their dryness. The desserts described include Antarctica, one of the driest deserts, Sahara, the largest hot desert on Earth, and the Gobi in northern China, also called a semiarid desert because it gets a little more rainfall than a hot, dry desert and is a lot cooler."

"The article compares predators and insects on the same abilities such as flight speed and body strength. Movement per second of the tiger beetle is at 170 times its body length compared with that of the cheetah at 20 times its body length. Gorilla's can lift 10 times its weight while dung beetle can lift 1,141 times its weight. Other comparisons include the peregrine falcon's flight speed with that of the dragonfly and howler monkey's call with that of the cicada."

"The article provides basic information about the sun. A description of what happens during a total solar eclipse is given. Information about the composition of the sun, the nature of sun spots and solar cycles are also included. Inquiry on why the corona of the sun is hotter that it's surface is also offered."

"How Netflix engineers use math and computer science to find movies you'll love" Hint: Click on PDF version to get the pictures

Engineers make giant filters so the beach actually cleans itself.

"The article discusses the evolution of pogo sticks from toys to extreme-sports tools with the invention of new designs like vurtego by Bruce Spencer and Brian Spencer." It has a great description of potential energy, kinetic energy, and forces.

"The article reflects on the situations that has arise due to droughts in the U.S. in the year 2012 on the agricultural system and mentions that the drought condition has led the development of several techniques regarding irrigation."

"The article focuses on taster Ed Seguine who works for the company Mars, and offers several facts related to production of chocolates which include cacao trees, fungi attacks on the trees and researches for development of fungi resistant cacao trees."

"The article focuses on the uses of whiskers by various animals."

"The article offers information on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge in California which is considered the one of the world's strongest bridges capable of withstanding powerful earthquakes."

"The article offers information on a roll cloud which occurs during the mixture between hot and cool air in stormy conditions forming a sideway like tornado."

"The article discusses the study done by sleep researcher at the University of Colorado, Boulder Kenneth P. Wright Jr. in which he states that the blue light produced by the electronic devices stimulates the brain and shift sleep patterns and advices to turn off the electronics before going to bed."

"The article discusses the importance of rare earth metals including neodymium and lanthanum in operating gadgets including smartphones, digital cameras and computers, and presents the views of Alex King, materials scientist from the U.S. Department of Energy, on the utility of rare earth metals."

"The article focuses on the solar airplane Solar Impulse, which uses solar cells to charge its batteries, and also expresses the views of Bertrand Piccard, founder of the Solar Impulse project, on how the technology can be used in the cars and buildings to reduce worldwide energy consumption."

"How cleaning cooking could help the environment-and save millions of lives"-discusses cooking methods that make less black carbon

The science behind junk food

Interview with a bee researcher discussing the bee population and efforts to stop them dying off

"A personal narrative is presented in which the author describes her success of becoming a scientist and tells that anybody can become a scientist too." She talks about the scientific method and different types of wildlife.