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on Oct 5, 2024

It Floats
It Is Bright Red
It Contains Fossils
It Erodes To Form Sand

It Floats. Pumice is a volatile rock spewed by a volcano whose matrix has captured air bubbles so that it will not readily sink.

Science Trivia / December 22, 2024

Woolly Bear Caterpillar. The Woolly Bear Festival has been held every fall in Vermilion, Ohio since 1973.

Science Trivia / December 22, 2024

1869. Alexander Buchan of the Scottish Meteorological Society charted climates in 1869.

Science Trivia / December 21, 2024

Fermi Method. Enrico Fermi, noted Italian physicist and professor of the University of Chicago, popularized an estimation technique named after him.

Science Trivia / December 21, 2024

Echolocation. Echolation, similar to radar, bounces sound waves off objects in order to locate them.

Science Trivia / December 20, 2024

Rafflesia. The rafflesia is found on the Malay Peninsula, Borneo, Sumatra, and the Philippines.

Science Trivia / December 20, 2024

Brown Eyes. Brown is the most common eye color in the world.