Explain why warm water freezes faster than cold.
Category Archives: General Science
Scientific Literacy
How much do we need?
I always get frustrated when people think that science is about knowing scientific “facts,” and not about the process.
The Venus Transit
Here’s a live webcast from Fraser Cain, Phil Plait, et al.
The Transit Of Venus
How to watch it this afternoon.
You know, if we were a true spacefaring civilization, we’d move the planet to get it in the same orbital plane as earth so we could do this every few months instead of once a century or so.
Best Eclipse Photo I’ve Seen
Poor Brontosaurus
The most popular and well-known dinosaur never existed.
Water Depths
A great infographic from xkcd.
The Rings Of Earth
What would they look like from the surface?
The Lunar Seas
Why do they face the earth?
An Ancient Air-Sea Battle
Fossilized. Pretty cool.