Some snakes can convert changes in heat into electrical signals that let them see in the dark. — I’m a big fan of snakes! When I was a teenager, I had a boa constrictor as a pet and I had to feed it live mice. I would watch the boa kill the mouse and then swallow it whole. There would be this big lump in its body. …

And that opens up some really great opportunities to attack our plastic waste dilemma! — I don’t know about you but I have been doing my very best in trying to reduce my use and purchase of products packaged in plastic or items made of plastic and other unnatural materials. In these times of rapid climate change and global warming, it just seems like a…

How our fingerprints are formed — When I was growing up, there came a time when I and all my young kid friends got interested in our fingerprints. This was long before DNA was being used to find criminals. Everyone knew that if you were going to commit a crime, you better wear gloves so you…

It’s not so much the sex; it’s the loss of their crusty barriers that really matters. — Ok, if you’re like me, you probably don’t know a whole lot about the organisms we call algae. If you have pet fish, you know that algae are not a good thing to have growing in your tank. And those guys are usually green algae. But red algae? And algal…

Is this what the Founders envisaged?! — I don’t think so! The US government can only resume governing once the House of Representatives elects a Majority Speaker. I could understand this if it was because there was a significant split in the party of the Majority. But that’s not the case. Just look at the numbers. There…