Chinese Yellow Citrus Ant for BIOLOGICAL CONTROL Passage A. In 1476, the farmers of Berne in Switzerland decided, according to this story, there was only one way to rid …
Origin of Species & Continent Formation Passage A. The fact that there was once a Pangean supercontinent, a Panthalassa Ocean, and a Tethys Ocean, has profound implications for the …
Memory Decoding Try this memory test: Study each face and compose a vivid image for the person’s first and last name. Rose Leo, for example, could be a rosebud …
Build a Medieval Castle Passage A. Michel Guyot, owner and restorer of Saint Fargeau castle in France, first had the idea of building a 13th-century style fortress following the …
Smell and Memory: SMELLS LIKE YESTERDAY Why does the scent of a fragrance or the mustiness of an old trunk trigger such powerful memories of childhood? New research has …
Sunset for the Oil Business The world is about to run out of oil. Or perhaps not. It depends whom you believe… Passage A. Members of the Department Analysis …
Global warming: Prevent poles from melting Passage A. Such is our dependence on fossil fuels, and such the volume of carbon dioxide we have already released into the atmosphere, …
Ambergris What is it and where does it come from? Passage A. Ambergris was used to perfume cosmetics in the days of ancient Mesopotamia and almost every civilization on …
Elephant communication Passage A. A postdoctoral fellow at Stanford University, O’Connell Rodwell has come to Namibia’s premiere wildlife sanctuary to explore the mysterious and complex world of elephant communication. …
Numeracy: Can animals tell numbers? Passage A. Prime among basic numerical faculties is the ability to distinguish between a larger and a smaller number, says psychologist Elizabeth Brannon. Humans …
