Science Archives

Science Adventure: Let’s Learn About Snowflakes!

February 7, 2025February 7, 2025Melanie Meadors

In this Science Adventure, we’re going to learn all about snowflakes!

Neighborly Galaxies: Does Size Matter?

August 27, 2024August 28, 2024Melanie Meadors

Do neighborly galaxies, those with lots of other galaxies around them, have any differences from those who are a bit more isolated?

Microraptor with text: Why don't birds have four wings?

Why Don’t Birds Have Four Wings Like Microraptor?

August 20, 2024August 19, 2024Melanie Meadors

If Microraptor’s four wings were so useful, why don’t birds today have them? Let’s explore some evolution.

What Is This? Solving the Mystery of Oak Apple Galls

August 6, 2024August 5, 2024Melanie Meadors

Have you ever found these balls in the forest and wondered what they are? GeekMom Mel explores oak apple galls and the creatures that make them.

The Inevitability of Human Impact on Nature

July 7, 2024July 6, 2024Melanie Meadors

Is human impact on nature inevitable no matter how hard we try? A recent study suggests it might be. But is that a bad thing?

Wood Frogs: Forest Friends With a Secret Power!

July 1, 2024July 1, 2024Melanie Meadors

Wood frogs are forest friends with a secret power that helps them survive!

Which AI to Use to Help Build Your Cosplay

February 10, 2024February 9, 2024Ruth Suehle

Even at the free tier, you’re able to get more and more help from chatbots with all sorts of tasks—including building your cosplays.

A Montessori Moment at the Baby Gate

December 12, 2023December 11, 2023Abbie Descoteaux

Today, I spent twenty minutes watching my daughter open and close our baby gate. Here’s why.

Nursing in Style With the Suckle Breastfeeding Top

December 2, 2023December 1, 2023Abbie Descoteaux

The Suckle Breastfeeding Top brings function, comfort, and style to a nursing mom’s wardrobe.

Casting Dinosaur Footprints: Bringing Home a Piece of the Jurassic

October 29, 2023October 28, 2023Melanie Meadors

GeekMom Mel traveled to Connecticut to make a cast of real dinosaur footprints from the Jurassic Period two hundred million years ago!

reMarkable 2 Tablets and Accessories Are Slick Niche Tools, If You Can Afford Them

July 5, 2023July 4, 2023Jenny Bristol

Whether you type or write things by hand, this digital e-ink tablet is worth a look.

Send Your Brain to the Gym With the Brain Gym Card Deck

April 14, 2023April 13, 2023Jenny Bristol

Just as we exercise our bodies, we need to exercise our minds. This card set will help you do just that.

Happy Boobs, Happy Baby With Tommee Tippee

February 19, 2023February 18, 2023Sarah Pinault

Nursing mamas, rejoice! Breast pumping technology has come a long way in the past decade and happy boobs make for a happy baby! Introducing the Made For Me In-Bra Wearable Breast Pump from Tommee Tippee.

Microraptors’ Last Meals Hold Key to Dinosaur Diet

January 17, 2023January 16, 2023Melanie Meadors

By studying Microraptors’ last meals, paleontologists have discovered new clues about Cretaceous ecosystems.

Review: Cubii JR2+, Plus Indiegogo Alert: Cubii Total Body+

June 7, 2022June 7, 2022Jenny Bristol

If you’re looking for a high-quality stationary elliptical that’s easy to move around, Cubii has a number of great models, including a brand new one, now seeking funding on Indiegogo.

Why Isn’t the Earth Cratered Like the Moon?

January 18, 2022January 17, 2022Melanie Meadors

The Moon and Earth are close neighbors, but they look very different. Why isn’t the Earth cratered like the Moon? There are five main reasons, many of which are interconnected.

Enceladus Ice Plumes: New Insights

January 11, 2022January 11, 2022Melanie Meadors

A couple years ago, I wrote an article about how scientists were using the scientific method (yes, the one you learned about in school) in order to study the Enceladus ice plumes, which were discovered when Cassini was doing its fly-bys of several of Saturn’s moons. Well, they are still at it, and learning even more about this fascinating place in our solar system.

How Will NASA’s DART Asteroid Mission Work?

November 27, 2021November 26, 2021Melanie Meadors

What is NASA’s DART asteroid mission, and how will it protect us from near-Earth objects?

The OROS Itinerant Jacket Pairs High-Tech With Style

November 19, 2021December 22, 2021Jenny Bristol

If you’re looking for smart-looking, versatile outerwear, OROS has you covered. Literally.

New Black Hole Discovered Outside Our Galaxy

November 11, 2021November 10, 2021Melanie Meadors

The same thing that keeps Earth in orbit around the Sun can help us detect black holes: gravity. And that’s just how astronomers using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope found a small black hole in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a next door neighbor galaxy to our own.