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100% 24 15 BardofEly

The Magic and Myth of British Fungi

Mushrooms and toadstools grow all over the world, and whilst many are edible others are poisonous or hallucinogenic. Fungi are very important and we need to learn about them.

100% 18 11 JoHarrington

Space Sciences

How Do You Go to the Toilet in Space?

Zero gravity presents its own challenges, not only for answering a call of nature but other things too. Ingenuity is needed when everything wants to just float away.

92% 14 7 AbbyFitz

History

Duchenne's Electrifying Smile Experiments

Are you really sincere when you smile at someone? Did you know that your sincerity can be tested with.........electricity?

74% 10 6 Mira

Psychology

8 Creative Ways to De-Stress, Some of Them Unusual and Great Fun

Great ways to relax and unwind, while also staying inspired. Try them, and you’ll see they can make quite a difference!

100% 10 10 DerdriuMarriner

Space Sciences

Earth and Space: Photographs From the Archives of NASA Book Review

Earth and Space offers an introduction and text by Nirmala Nataraj, photographs from the archives of NASA, and a preface by Bill Nye the “Science Guy.”

89% 10 8 DerdriuMarriner

Earth Sciences

Moderate Vancouver Island Earthquake and San Bernardino Earthquake

A magnitude 4.3 moderate Vancouver Island earthquake and a magnitude 4.4 moderate San Bernardino earthquake impact the Pacific Northwest before 2015 ends.

52% 9 3 LiamBean

Engineering

The Engineering Mastery of Isambard Brunel

Burnel changed civil and mechanical engineering by thinking big. But it wasn't enough just to think big, oversize projects came with large problems requiring big solutions.

66% 7 6 MikeRobbers

Space Sciences

“I Will Fly You to the Moon and Back”: Kennedy Space Center

Let's take a short trip to the years of space exploration and to the unique Kennedy Space Center that reminds us of everything space related!

41% 6 3 cazort

Gender and Sexuality Studies

What is Genderqueer or Non-Binary Gender?

Genderqueer is a broad umbrella term for gender identities that fall outside the gender binary. Here I explain and work to dispel some misconceptions about these identities.

88% 6 12 DerdriuMarriner

Space Sciences

Book Review: The Illustrated Theory of Everything by Stephen W. Hawking

The Illustrated Theory of Everything by Stephen W. Hawking considers the origin and fate of the universe through seven lectures on our contracting, expanding, or steady universe.

40% 6 3 Ralpapajan

Health Sciences

Nikola Tesla ~ Serbian Genius

"Throughout space there is energy. ... it is a mere question of time when men will succeed in attaching their machinery to the very wheelwork of nature." Nikola Tesla

62% 6 6 Audioworm

Mathematics

Negative, Imaginary, and Complex Numbers

An introduction to some of the concepts of more advanced mathematics.

32% 5 2 paperfacets

Geography

Convict Lake Moraines, Geology on California Highway 395

Here is research on moraines because we camp on top of one of these formations every year. Stunning photos to bring the area into full perspective.

37% 5 3 blackspanielgallery

Environmental Studies and Forestry

Ozone Depletion

Ozone in the stratosphere is necessary. It shields us from harmful rays that originate in the sun. But, the layer of ozone has been damaged and continues to be damaged.

52% 5 5 WriterArtist

Astronomy

All About the Big Bang Theory

The universe got created according to the principles of Big Bang theory. Like anything else it will die in the end and get born again.

31% 5 2 sockii

Gender and Sexuality Studies

So-Called Gender Reveal Parties? They Aren't Actually About Gender

Beyond reenforcing today's culture of oversharing, the increasingly popular Gender Reveal Party gets it wrong even in its name. It's not about a baby's gender but that child's sex.

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Astronomy

The Planet Saturn

The planet Saturn is more than just a planet with a ring system. It is a significant part of our solar system.

56% 4 6 WriterArtist

Space Sciences

Mysterious Black Holes in Universe

Is our galaxy in dire threat of being gobbled by the mysterious Black Holes in universe? Do we face extinction from their large numbers?

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