Tag: science

  • A River Runs Through It

    A River Runs Through It

    What you see here is over 300 million years of geological history at Goosenecks State Park in Utah. You’ve seen similar vistas before, such as looking into the Grand Canyon, and there’s a reason for that. At the bottom of these chasms is the San Juan river, and at a glance you might imagine the… Read more

  • What’s the Oldest Form of Life?

    What’s the Oldest Form of Life?

    When I was in high school, we’d study simple forms of life – single cell life,  like a paramecium. And the thing that consistently impressed me was how incredibly complicated these life forms of were. We’d examine a single, basic cell, and find it was amazingly sophisticated. It sparked a powerful interest in developing a… Read more

  • The Biology of Deafness

    Employment Matters column, i711.com According to the biology departments at Gallaudet University and the Medical College of Virgina, at least 85% of deaf people will marry another deaf person. Many of those marriages will eventually include children, and if their parents became deaf by genetic causes, there’s certainly a chance of the children being deaf… Read more