Technology, Science: April Holladay WonderQuest
How do creatures survive without the sun?
Oct 13, 2009 ... Her column, WonderQuest, appears every second Monday of the month on globetechnology.com. To read April's past columns, please visit her ...
Space colonization populating a planet
Sep 14, 2009 ... How many and what ratio of men and women will be required to create a healthy human population on another planet?
Her column, WonderQuest, appears every second Monday of the month on globetechnology.com. To read April's past columns, please visit her ...
A saintly light
Aug 10, 2009 ... Phosphor glows: Why, What, How long...
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Can you tell if someone
is lying to you?Some liars can't be caught, but people can still learn to detect most lies
Can hot water freeze faster than cold?
It can happen. But scientists have yet to figure out exactly why
A question of cuteness
On-line 13/05/09 04:44 PM
Why baby animals are almost as appealing as baby humans
What happens at absolute zero?
On-line 13/04/09 02:11 PM
The cold, hard truth of life at -273 degrees
Trying to touch a rainbow?
On-line 09/03/09 09:00 AM
You're more likely to just get wet
Ant's slow fall key to survival
On-line 12/01/09 01:21 PM
Why doesn't an ant die when she hits the ground?
Does cosmic expansion move everything apart, even parts of our body?
On-line 08/12/08 11:23 AM
Does cosmic expansion move everything apart, even parts of our body?
Can lizards breathe while running?
On-line November 10, 2008 11:03 AM EST
Can lizards breathe while running?
What causes pruny fingers?
On-line 13/10/08 06:00 AM
Why do our fingertips get all wrinkly after we've been in the water for a long time?
Why Jurassic Park is pure fiction
On-line 08/09/08 12:06 AM
Cloning may have been possible with Dolly the Sheep, but odds are against being able to bring back dinosaurs
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Why most cats' whiskers are white
On-line 11/08/08 10:37 AM
Some people claim that their domestic cats have black whiskers. Can that be?
Fast matters
On-line 14/07/08 11:39 AM
What is the fastest-moving thing in the universe other than light or other types of electromagnetic radiation?
Monkey see, monkey do?
On-line 09/06/08 10:43 AM
If a human yawns in front of a monkey, will the monkey yawn?
Lethal lightning
On-line 13/05/08 12:15 PM
How does lightning kill? How does it injure people?
Is there such thing as an 'evil' gene?
On-line 14/04/08 12:21 PM
I read that a Swedish scientist may have discovered the 'evil' gene that causes man to kill. Is it nonsense?
A matter of latitude
On-line 10/03/08 02:12 PM
Why do hurricanes in the Northern Hemisphere spin counterclockwise?
The mob squad
On-line 11/02/08 11:52 AM
How come big birds don't take a whack at little birds harassing them?
I goof off, therefore I am
On-line 22/01/08 02:41 PM
Is daydreaming the mechanism by which the brain processes learn material while awake?
Much ado about something
December 10, 2007 at 10:15 AM EST
We're going over that?
On-line 12/11/07 03:38 PM
Fish will survive a tumble over Niagara Falls (even without the barrel) but can they make it down 6th highest Yosemite?
Everybody out of the pool!
On-line 15/10/07 02:16 PM
Does lightning strike indoor pools? Has anyone ever been hurt or killed?
Prehistoric paddlers
On-line 18/09/07 09:33 AM
Ute the Utahraptor's qualifying times were not impressive ... but he did get dinner
In space, no one can hear you scream, 'COCKROACH!'
On-line 27/08/07 10:36 AM
But do astronauts ever really see bugs in space?
Stinger without the spike
On-line 17/07/07 08:56 AM
Some scorpions don't drink at all, while others just sip fog dew
Cells that last a lifetime
On-line 09/04/07 11:39 AM
Do you have any cells in your body that were present when you were born? Science writer APRIL HOLLADAY has the answers
Genetic pets?
On-line 12/03/07 07:56 AM
Can you order a Petri dish dog over the Internet? And do cows blink? Science writer APRIL HOLLADAY has the answers