by admin | Mar 15, 2023 | News
It’s summer right now in Antarctica. So, you might expect there to be less sea ice (the ice that freezes in the ocean). And indeed, there is. But this year is exceptional in that winds and warmer air and water have reduced sea ice extent to its lowest amount since...
by admin | Feb 15, 2023 | News
“February 2023 will be a moment in time of a gathering of great minds for commitments to resolve what it takes, to move from where we are now to get to a better future. This can be Your Legacy; you can help change the current course from a catastrophic outcome to a...
by admin | Feb 8, 2023 | News
Diet fads come and go, and, in the long run, don’t actually do much to help people keep off the weight that they may initially lose. So, what can potentially work, aside from exercise and eating healthy, like we talked about a few weeks ago? Do we really need three...
by admin | Feb 2, 2023 | News
At Taum Sauk Mountain, Missouri’s highpoint (1,772 feet), a light-colored rock can be found along the ground. Upon closer inspection, it is not a sedimentary rock, like one might expect in the middle of the contiguous United States. Instead, it is an igneous volcanic...
by admin | Feb 2, 2023 | News
As we’re at the International Blues Challenge this week, it follows that this week’s Science Wednesday is about music! Pitch is based on frequency relationships among sounds. The basic pitch structure is an interval, or a pair of frequencies presented melodically...
by admin | Jan 18, 2023 | News
A parade of strong storm systems has brought much needed relief to drought-stricken California over the last month. However, this is turning into a case of “too much of a good thing” as atmospheric rivers – long, narrow currents of exceptionally wet air – are...
