Orange you a little yellow?
Monday, March 3rd, 2008I knew a girl once who’s skin turned an orangey-yellow color because she had eaten so many carrots. I kid you not! This relatively benign condition is called Carotenemia. My friend’s yellow-orange skin hue was a tell-tale sign of a beta carotene overdose resulting from her over-zealous carrot consumption. Beta carotene, along with other plant pigments generally called [...]
Sweet Science
Friday, February 29th, 2008It’s the fuel that feeds the human brain. Plants manufacture it through photosynthesis and kids of all ages crave it. What is it? Well, sugar of course! We all consume some of it every day but hardly give a thought to what we’re eating.
What is Sugar?
The white stuff we know as sugar [...]
Waiter! There’s a solar system in my cup!
Monday, February 25th, 2008If you are ever in Vancouver, B.C. you might want to drop in at one of the 5 Caffe Artigiano locations around the city. Their champion baristas can turn your cup of hot chocolate or latte into a work of art. I particularly liked this cosmic design!
To read about the world’s most exotic and expensive [...]
Berry Sneaky!
Friday, February 15th, 2008The next time you bite into a piece of fruit you better look twice!
Scientists have discovered a parasite that disguises an ant as a fruit.
When tiny, microscopic parasites called nematodes infect a gliding ant, they turn the end of the ant’s abdomen bright red. In the sunlight, it looks like a juicy berry.
Steve Yanoviak, Tropical [...]
If you can’t understand the heat, get into the kitchen!
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008Your kitchen is an excellent place to demonstrate many scientific principles including the properties of heat energy and the effects that heat energy has on various substances. Invite your kids into the kitchen while you cook a meal and your prep time doubles as a science class! Here are just a few of the useful [...]
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