Every spring, many countries observe Daylight Savings Time by setting their clocks ahead one hour to extend daylight during waking hours. This tradition, rooted in increased evening productivity and energy…
Read MoreIntroduction/Application During the summer months, we are often cautioned to prevent the harmful effects of overexposure to UV rays by wearing sunscreen to protect our skin, hats to protect our…
Read MoreIntroduction/Application The start of a new year often comes with New Years Resolutions, many of which pertain to fitness. Advances in health and exercise sciences have only increased our access…
Read MoreIntroduction December is a month filled with secular and spiritual celebrations, with perhaps the most notable holiday being Christmas. Common Christmas traditions include putting up a Christmas tree, giving gifts…
Read MoreBackground/Applications: Every year on the fourth Thursday of November, Americans celebrate one of the country’s biggest holidays of the year: Thanksgiving. This event has been celebrated as a holiday nationally…
Read MoreIntroduction: Along with trick-or-treating, carving pumpkins, and watching scary movies, skeletons are synonymous with the Halloween spirit. The inclusion of both skeletons and ghosts in Halloween festivities can be traced…
Read MoreBackground/Applications of Experiment: Peaches belong to a family of fruits known as stone fruits. Characterized by the large single seed in their center (also known as the stone or pit),…
Read MoreBackground of Experiment and Application Meteorites are extraterrestrial rocks that fall to the surface of Earth, as opposed to meteors that burn up before making contact. Meteorites have played a…
Read MoreBackground/Applications: Fireworks have long been tied to both spiritual and secular celebrations. Their origins are often attributed to China around 200 B.C.E., though “modern” fireworks utilizing gunpowder (a mixture of…
Read MoreBackground/Applications: We were intrigued by a claim that the composition of an Oreo™ cookie’s interior, consisting of two chocolate biscuits and a sweet cream filling, bore a resemblance to a…
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