Recently I stumbled upon a Wikipedia article on sundogs, which are solar phenomena that make it look like there are two or three suns in the sky rather than just one. This combined with the fact that I had just written a post about the Perseid meteor shower sparked my desire to do a post on really cool stuff in the sky. So here goes. Read on…
the human race is plundering the planet at a pace that outstrips its capacity to support life….[two] extra planets (the equivalent size of Earth) will be required by the year 2050 as existing resources are exhausted.
That’s right—the same way bats and dolphins bounce soundwaves around in order to find their way. In some ways, this teenager might as well not even be considered blind, even though he lost his eyes to cancer. After all, he walks past a fire hydrant and trash can, and, without touching them, knows exactly what they are! See for yourself.
Today I came upon this rather addictive game called GeoSense. I thought I’d point it out because, especially living in the United States, I know an awful lot of people who could definitely sharpen their geographic skills. Read on…