Category Archives: children’s

October 14, 2005 The catfish has landed! OK, OK, I know what everybody says, that you start a blog and then all you end up blogging about is your pet, but I gotta tell ya, I just got the coolest … Continue reading →

Hey, it’s my favorite TV commercial! Things just weren’t right anymore. I didn’t want to admit I had a problem. It was a hangnail. It hurt. And I didn’t know where to turn. I was going to use cuticle scissors, … Continue reading →

The great pyramids of ancient Egypt remain a mystery almost 5000 years after they were constructed.They are the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only ones that still survive. But what exactly inspired the Egyptians … Continue reading →

Coming Soon to a Habitat Near You! They Came! They Saw! They Conquered a Pristine Native Environment! Alien Attack: Assignment Earth Stripes, AKA Zebra Mussel. A Pipe-clogging Shellfish Monster! Count Kudzu, AKA Darth Invader, AKA Kudzu. Uses the Dark Side … Continue reading →

Food stylists usually try to make food look as delicious and appetizing as possible. So what’s up with the images seen here? Created by New York-based food stylist Nir Adar, you couldn’t exactly say they tempt the palate — well, … Continue reading →

The marsh-dwelling star-nosed mole likes fast food — really fast food. Researchers from Tennessee’s Vanderbilt University have recently discovered that the nearly blind, burrowing creature can eat faster than any other mammal on earth. Using a high-speed video camera, biologists … Continue reading →

It takes stuff to make stuff, and you might be surprised at how much stuff it really takes. John C. Ryan and Alan Thein Durning, in their book Stuff: The Secret Lives of Everyday Things, explore the hidden history and … Continue reading →

What happens when you have a lot of stuff, but happen to live in Tokyo, Japan, one of the most crowded cities in the world, where rents are high and apartments are tiny? You end up with a home that … Continue reading →

Now that we know that the birds called coots can count (see story on page 8), ornithological experts from all over the globe are trying to identify other hitherto unknown avian talents. One of the most dedicated researchers is Professor … Continue reading →

Sometimes it’s hard to read a face and guess what someone is thinking. (See “Deception Detection” on page 8.) But reading a dog’s face can be even harder, so we’ve turned to eminent psychologist Cosmo A. Mastiff, Ph.D. (Dog of … Continue reading →