ThorApr 141 minMetamorphic RocksMetamorphic rocks, one of the three rocks that make up the Rock Cycle. The others are sedimentary and igneous rocks. Metamorphic means...
ThorApr 71 minPhysics and the Law of Conservation of EnergyLet’s talk about physics and the law of conservation of energy. The main goal of physics is to understand how the universe behaves. It...
ThorMar 101 minInterpreting ArchaeologyI am a trained archaeologist, but archaeology is not at all what most people make it out to be. Yes, it’s about digging up cool stuff...
ThorAug 5, 20211 minGenghis KhanIt's Thor's Outdoor Thorsday! The only thing that has decreased carbon emissions in the last 13,000 years since the dawn of agriculture...
ThorJul 29, 20211 minMammoths and CyclopsIt's Thor's Outdoor Thorsday! It is thought ancient people found fossils of long extinct creatures such as dinosaurs from millions of...
ThorJul 15, 20211 minAncient ArchaeologistsIt's Thor's Outdoor Thorsday! Even ancient peoples practiced archaeology, in ancient Persia it was commonplace for kings to fund...
ThorJun 24, 20211 minCloud SeedingIt's Thor's Outdoor Thorsday! Cloud seeding is a thing, in which silver iodide is released into the air to create cloud condensation in...
ThorJun 17, 20211 minCattle and BisonIt's Thor's Outdoor Thorsday! Cattle and bison are actually fairly closely related genetically, so much so they can interbreed. Many of...
ThorMay 27, 20211 minHorses, Donkeys and MulesIt's Thor's Outdoor Thorsday! There are actually 14 different definitions for what a species is in biology. A horse and a donkey can mate...
ThorMay 13, 20211 minPronghorn Antelopes Pronghorn antelopes of the western US, Mexico and Canada are not an antelope, their closest relatives are actually giraffes. They are...
ThorMay 6, 20211 minHave you ever seen a Vampire Deer?There is a species of deer indigenous to East Asia that has vampire fangs, called the water deer, or vampire deer, it truly looks...
ThorApr 29, 20211 minDrunk Wild Animals?Every year in southern Africa the fruit from the marula falls and ferments on the ground turning into alcohol. The wild animals have...
ThorApr 22, 20211 minEnvironmental RenewalWe in the United States are experts on both environmental degradation and environmental renewal. Bad farming and hunting habits almost...
ThorApr 15, 20211 minPollutionLess than 10,000 people have died from accidents from nuclear energy, by comparison over 300,000 people die every year from pollution...
ThorApr 1, 20211 minNuclear Energy Nuclear energy and nuclear bombs are not the same thing at all. Nuclear energy is extremely clean, the white smoke coming from nuclear...
ThorMar 25, 20211 minThe Fermi Paradox The Fermi Paradox is named after the physicist Enrico Fermi, the “architect of the nuclear age.” It refers to the possibility of...
ThorMar 18, 20211 minHuman FossilsHuman fossils and ancient human remains are extremely rare, like we get really excited when we find a single tooth; human remains only...
ThorMar 4, 20211 minOxygen and DinosaursOxygen levels were much higher during the time of the dinosaurs than today, that is one of the reasons of their large size and also why...
ThorFeb 25, 20211 minFitness in Biology Fitness in biology does not refer to how strong or large or intimidating or predatory a certain species is, it refers to how a species...