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Monthly Archives: August 2003
mystery of walking of water solved
No, walking on water is not a miracle, at least not for the small insects known as water striders. But even for striders, the ability has remained mysterious — until now. John W. M. Bush and his colleagues from the … Continue reading
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the nighttime is the right time
After all this time, people are still debating nature vs. nurture: whether humans are blank slates, shaped by their external environments, or whether they’re completely determined by their genes. A complex question, and one I’m not particularly interested in. I’m … Continue reading
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words and music
Want your children to remember their vocabulary lists? Perhaps you should make them take music lessons. Music training improves verbal memory in children, according to a study published in the July issue of Neuropsychology. Agnes S. Chan, a psychologist at … Continue reading
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fleas dethroned as jumping champs
At the Insect Olympics, the froghopper, also known as the spittlebug, has just set the world record for the high jump. The tiny, thumbtack-sized insect can reach heights of 70 centimeters (more than 2 feet), equivalent to a man leaping … Continue reading
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sky higher
The sky is rising and human-caused changes in ozone and greenhouse gases are largely to blame, say researchers in the July 25 Science. The height of the tropopause — the boundary between the stratosphere and the troposphere, the atmosphere’s lowest … Continue reading
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confessions of a birdaholic
It all started with a stuffed loon. I’m not usually a souvenir type of girl, but I had enjoyed my trip to Canada last summer, and a stuffed loon, at that moment, seemed just right. It was a small Audubon … Continue reading
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