Within a few weeks cicadas will inundate readers living in eastern Ohio and West Virginia as well as adjacent parts of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and oddly enough Suffolk county on Long Island. After spending seventeen years sucking nutrients from tree roots billions of cicada nymphs will emerge from the ground. … Read more“Map Monday, Periodical Cicada Invasion”
Category: Science
Map Monday, Australia a truly continental country
Australia contains many amazing things. It’s natural wonders include Ayers Rock/Uluru, the Great Barrier Reef, and the Bungle Bungles. Cut-off from the rest of the world’s major land masses it’s home to some of the most exotic life on the planet. Besides marsupial kangaroos, koalas, and wombats it also features… Read more“Map Monday, Australia a truly continental country”
Map Monday, Soda, Pop, Coke, what do you call soft drinks?
Soft drinks, defined as non-alcoholic flavored beverages, have been around for centuries. Some of the earliest concoctions to fall into the category of soft drinks include fruit-flavored cordials from the 16th and 17th centuries. Something called a ‘water imperial’ consisting of a sweetened lemon drink with cream of tartar was… Read more“Map Monday, Soda, Pop, Coke, what do you call soft drinks?”
