Fun Science Facts Index
The Science of Saints, Santa and Shopping: Ned Rozell. #1519; 12/07/00.
The Physics of Ball on Bat: Ned Rozell. #1453; 08/19/99.
Gold Opened Alaska; But What is it Good For?: Ned Rozell. #1452b; 08/10/99.
When a Scientist Extends an Invitation to Cruise, Beware: Ned Rozell. #1383; 04/08/98.
Gulf of Alaska, Aboard the Alpha Helix--This Ain't No Fishing Boat: Ned Rozell. #1381; 03/26/98.
The Tale of a Far North Message in a Bottle: Ned Rozell. #1372; 01/21/98.
Build It, and the Birds Will Come: Carla Helfferich. #1369; 12/24/97.
Quality Time in Rat Country: Carla Helfferich. #1359; 10/16/97.
Daniel Fahrenheit, Anders Celsius Left Their Marks: Ned Rozell. #1317; 12/24/96.
Gold Opened Alaska; But What is it Good For?: Ned Rozell. #1311; 11/14/96.
Fun with Physics, Starring the Flying Disc: Ned Rozell. #1299; 8/22/96.
Streaking Satellites Clutter the Night Sky: Ned Rozell. #1273; 02/22/96.
Leap Year: Invented by Ceasar: Perfected by the Pope: Ned Rozell. #1272; 02/15/96.
Fear of Math and Statistics Results in "Innumeracy": Ned Rozell. #1241; 06/29/95.
Searching for a Spectacular Summer Sunset: Ned Rozell. #1237; 06/01/95.
Simulated Sonic Booms Shock Silently: Ned Rozell. #1225; 03/09/95.
Powerful Radio Signals add Free Soundtrack: Ned Rozell. #1221; 02/09/95.
Darwin on the Grass, Alas: Carla Helfferich. #1199; 08/31/94.
Domesticating the Gold Bugs, and the Copper Bugs Too: Carla Helfferich. #1188; 06/16/94.
Slipping in a Second: Carla Helfferich. #1187; 06/08/94.
Genuine Gold Bugs: Carla Helfferich. #1135; 05/26/93.
The Aging Element: Carla Helfferich. #1130; 04/21/93.
Bridge into Troubled Waters: Carla Helfferich. #1128; 04/07/93.
If the Shoe Fits: Carla Helfferich. #1099; 09/02/92.
How Fast Can a Bullet Go?: Larry Gedney. #1097; 08/19/92.
Mushroom Hunters: Carla Helfferich. #1095; 08/05/92.
Backstitching Time with Cosmic String: Carla Helfferich. #1089; 06/24/92.
Secrets of the Woodwind Reed: Carla Helfferich. #1066; 01/22/92.
Time and the Teddy Bear: Carla Helfferich. #1060; 12/11/91.
Indigo and Blue Genes: Carla Helfferich. #1050; 10/02/91.
Beer Before Bread: Carla Helfferich. #1039; 07/17/91.
Pepper from the South Pacific: Carla Helfferich. #1037; 07/03/91.
Really, Really Cold: Carla Helfferich. #1020; 3/6/91.
A Few Fat Facts: Carla Helfferich. #1016; 2/7/91.
More Light on Jet Lag: Carla Helfferich. #1015; 13/30/91.
Whoosh...Bang! Happy New Year: Carla Helfferich. #1009; 12/19/90.
Songs from Alaska's Spruce: Carla Helfferich. #1001; 10/24/90.
Tiny Bubbles Revisited: Carla Helfferich. #1000; 10/17/90.
Spicy Solution for a Foxy Problem: Carla Helfferich. #979; 05/23/90.
Bitter Truths: Carla Helfferich. #966; 02/21/90.
The Double Dawn in the Time of King Yi: Carla Helfferich. #960; 01/11/90.
A Breakthrough Boat: Carla Helfferich. #958; 12/27/89.
What is Music: Juan Roederer. #953; 11/17/89.
Hellohellololo: Carla Helfferich. #932; 06/28/89.
Detecting Permafrost 'til the Cows Come Home: Carla Helfferich. #922; 04/19/89.
Ashes to Ashes, Books to Dust: Carla Helfferich. #893; 09/28/88.
On the Jelling of Jelly : Sue Ann Bowling. #887; 08/22/88.
Mass and Weight: Sue Ann Bowling. #882; 07/18/88.
Alaska's Colors : Claron L. Hoskins. #881; 07/11/88.
Full of Sound and Fury: Sue Ann Bowling. #879; 06/27/88.
"Earth, Air, Fire and Water" : Sue Ann Bowling. #877; 06/13/88.
Hair Color: Sue Ann Bowling. #873; 05/16/88.
The Physical Chemistry of Making Fudge : Sue Ann Bowling. #871; 05/02/88.
Polar Navigation and the Sky Compass : Oscar Noel and Sue Ann Bowling. #865; 03/21/88.
Polarized Light: Sue Ann Bowling. #862; 02/29/88.
Cheetahs and Soybeans : Sue Ann Bowling. #856; 01/18/88.
The Dunking Bird: Sue Ann Bowling. #854; 04/04/88.
Happy New Year - But Why Now?: Sue Ann Bowling. #853; 12//28/87.
The Gallilean Thermometer: Sue Ann Bowling. #850; 12/07/87.
Two Kinds of Infrared: Sue Ann Bowling. #840; 09/28/87.
Weighing the Earth: Glenn E. Shaw. #829; 07/13/87.
What's Really in Colored Printing Inks? : Sue Ann Bowling. #823; 06/01/87.
Waves in Nothing: Sue Ann Bowling. #809; 02/22/87.
The UFOs are Back: Larry Gedney. #803; 01/12/87.
On a Clear Day, You Can't Necessarily See Forever: Larry Gedney. #800; 12/22/86.
Engines are also Affected by Wind Chill: Larry Gedney. #795; 11/17/86.
Lighter-than-air Craft more than a Bag of Hot Air: Larry Gedney. #793; 11/03/86.
Shagging Flies isn't all that Easy: Larry Gedney. #784; 09/08/86.
Science vs. Pseudoscience: Larry Gedney. #771; 06/02/86.
The Cannon Ball Express: Larry Gedney. #770; 05/26/86.
The Pinhole: Nature's Lens: Larry Gedney. #769; 05/18/86.
When is a Bird Feather like a Blue Sky?: Larry Gedney. #765; 04/21/86.
Surfaces: Larry Gedney. #753; 01/27/86.
Antarctica: A Meteorite Storehouse: Larry Gedney. #744; 11/25/85.
The Centigrade Scale: Why It's Not Liked: Larry Gedney. #736; 09/30/85.
The Scale Factor in Nature: Larry Gedney. #735; 09/23/85.
Experiments With a Helium Balloon: Larry Gedney. #734; 09/16/85.
The Mechanics of Rock-Skipping: Larry Gedney. #731; 08/23/85.
An Almost-Petrified Forest: Neal Brown. #730; 08/19/85.
Fluids in Motion: Larry Gedney. #727; 07/29/85.
Bogus Nuggets and Bad Coins: Larry Gedney. #722; 07/01/85.
Nature's Golden Ratio, Part II: Larry Gedney. #720; 06/17/85.
The Hollow Earth Theory: Larry Gedney. #718; 06/03/85.
Nature's Golden Ratio: Larry Gedney. #716; 05/20/85.
Alaska's Black Gold: Larry Gedney. #709; 04/01/85.
Streamlining Cars: Then and Now: Larry Gedney. #702; 02/11/85.
Platinum: The Precious and Pretentious Metal: Larry Gedney. #697; 01/10/85.
The American Coin That Couldn't: Larry Gedney. #673; 08/01/84.
Breathing Through Hollow Reed is Unlikely Escape Gimmick: Larry Gedney. #668; 06/25/84.
Nature's Laws Not Negotiable: Larry Gedney. #665; 06/08/84.
Escape Velocities: Larry Gedney. #661; 04/18/84.
Mirror, Mirror, On the Wall: Larry Gedney. #659; 04/18/84.
Left Hands and Right Hands: Tom Gosink. #652; 03/14/84.
Does Hot Water Freeze Faster than Cold?: Larry Gedney. #650; 03/05/84.
Notes Caught in Passing: Larry Gedney. #633; 10/31/83.
Scientific Terminology not always Linguistically Correct: Dan O'Neill. #632; 10/24/83.
Does Anyone have the Time?: Larry Gedney. #623; 09/05/83.
Why Do Roads Corrugate?: Larry Gedney. #619; 08/01/83.
Why do Curve Balls Curve?: Larry Gedney. #613; 06/20/83.
How Bacteria Digest Oil: Don Button. #609; 06/02/83.
Tree Rings and History: Larry Gedney. #600; 04/08/83.
Time Zones: Carl Benson. #597; 03/25/83.
Do Fog Lights Really Work?: Larry Gedney. #593; 03/03/83.
Tanana Valley Mirages: Larry Gedney. #585; 12/13/82.
The Unpredictable Magnetic Poles: Larry Gedney. #582; 01/07/83.
Win Some, Lose Some: Larry Gedney. #576; 11/24/82.
Higher Doesn't Always Mean Colder: Larry Gedney. #572; 10/18/82.
Sugar: How Common and Important It Is: Tom Gosink. #553; 07/12/82.
A Faster Ride on the Cannonball Express: Larry Gedney. #547; 06/18/82.
Oil Slicks in the Arctic: Larry Gedney. #544; 05/27/82.
The Cannon Ball Express: Larry Gedney. #537; 04/15/82.
Soil Formation: T. Neil Davis. #531; 03/01/82.
Natural Fibers Versus Synthetic Materials: Larry Gedney. #530; 02/22/82.
The Bathtub Vortex: Larry Gedney. #523; 03/19/82.
Stoneware Pottery: T. Neil Davis. #515; 11/07/81.
Rigid Insulation: T. Neil Davis. #484; 05/07/81.
Fiberglass Insulation: T. Neil Davis. #482; 04/30/81.
Whistlers: T. Neil Davis. #473; 04/07/81.
Washboard Roads: T. Neil Davis. #472; 02/27/81.
Bubbles in Beer: T. Neil Davis. #468; 02/13/81.
Changing Time: T. Neil Davis. #409; 07/02/80.
Solstices, Equinoxes and Leap Years: T. Neil Davis. #406; 06/16/80.
Methyl Alcohol: T. Neil Davis. #385; 03/20/80.
Food Storage and Preservative-treated Wood: T. Neil Davis. #380; 03/10/80.
Uses of Gold: T. Neil Davis. #366; 12/18/79.
Evergreen Trees and Marine Bacteria: Don Button. #355; 12/14/79.
A Sixth Sense?: T. Neil Davis. #352; 11/08/79.
Arctic Mirage (Hillingar): T. Neil Davis. #347; 10/12/79.
Data Is/Data Are: Dan O'Neill. #334; 08/24/79.
Wood Resources: T. Neil Davis. #331; 07/19/79.
Birch Sap Sugaring Off: Teri Viereck. #313; 04/30/79.
Human Powered Flight: T. Neil Davis. #299; 04/12/79.
Old Reliable: T. Neil Davis. #287; 02/15/79.
High Finance: T. Neil Davis. #276; 12/27/78.
Speculations: T. Neil Davis. #274; 11/23/78.
How Many Rainbows?: T. Neil Davis. #237; 06/28/78.
Compass Accuracy: T. Neil Davis. #230; 06/07/78.
Dancing Wires: T. Neil Davis. #224; 03/17/78.
Unusual Events in the Sky: T. Neil Davis. #222; 02/03/78.
More on Spirals: T. Neil Davis. #221; 01/25/78.
Spirals: T. Neil Davis. #215; 01/12/78.
Purchase of the North Pole: W. R. Hunt. #211; 12/22/77.
Alaska's Metric Connection: Carl Benson. #210; 01/20/78.
An Unidentified Flying Object: T. Neil Davis. #208; 12/28/77.
Flipping Coins: John Miller and T. Neil Davis. #175; 07/04/77.
Reporting Unusual Events: T. Neil Davis and John Miller. #145; 10/05/77.
The Beginning of Time: Dan Swift. #128; 11/01/76.
Simulating Life: T. Neil Davis. #124; 10/06/76.
Mystery of the Mammoth and the Buttercups: J. Holland. #122; 11/1/76.
Right- and Left-handed Cracks: T. Neil Davis. #115; 09/25/76.
Mammoths and Earthquakes: T. Neil Davis. #113; 08/25/76.
Dancing Wires: Part Two: Kenelm Philip. #92; 04/19/76.
The Eielson Deep Hole: T. Neil Davis. #79; 03/14/76.
Building a Snow House: W. R. Hunt. #76; 05/19/76.
Plasma--The Fourth State of Matter: Dan Swift. #65; 05/26/76.
The Greenhouse Effect: T. Neil Davis. #49; 04/16/76.
Basic Facts About Heat Transfer: T. Neil Davis. #48; 04/16/76.
Mirages: Glenn Shaw. #17; 11/2/76.