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Wednesday Science is a blog dedicated to unconventional science topics for tween and teen readers. We post new content on the first Wednesday of every month. Want to learn more about us? Check out our about page!
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Wednesday Science
Jul 6, 20225 min read
The Rise of Computing: A New Era We Find Ourselves in
View of a circuit board that might be found inside of a computer Computers shape our lives every day. The food on the shelves, this...
Wednesday Science
Apr 6, 20224 min read
Gravity: An Intrinsic Yet Mysterious Force in Our Universe
What goes up must come down. It's certainly true on Earth. On Earth, gravity is a constant influence on our lives. Unfortunately, with...
Wednesday Science
Mar 2, 20223 min read
Plants: Just because they’re silent doesn’t mean they’re defenseless!
We often think of plants as hunks of life that just sit there, not really doing much, letting themselves get pushed around by the other...
Wednesday Science
Feb 9, 20224 min read
Demystifying GMOs - Part 4: Global Solutions for Global Problems
And we’re finally back with the last installment in this series about the new and unfamiliar foods we all eat every day! Last time, we...
Wednesday Science
Jan 5, 20224 min read
Flight: How It Works and the Future
What is flight? As Douglas Adams once said, flight is “to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” Ok, it might be a tad bit more...
Wednesday Science
Dec 1, 20212 min read
Butterflies in my stomach! Is there a gut-brain connection?
Butterflies in your stomach. We all feel it at some point in our lives, may it be when we're walking up to the stage, talking to our...
Wednesday Science
Nov 3, 20213 min read
The Science of Sound Part 2: How do we hear?
From the bellows of a tuba to the shrill voice of an opera singer, our ears catch it all. How do they accomplish such a feat? In my...
Wednesday Science
Oct 6, 20213 min read
The Science of Sound Part 1: What is Sound?
What is sound? Sound is a longitudinal pressure wave caused by the vibration of molecules. Um, what? In this article, we will be going...
Wednesday Science
Sep 1, 20213 min read
The pure carbon minerals with which we choose to adorn ourselves: diamonds
Us humans have always had a soft spot for diamonds. Ancient civilizations prized them so much that they believed trying to change them in...
Wednesday Science
Aug 18, 20214 min read
Demystifying GMOs - Part 3: Scientifically Safe
It’s been a while, but we’re finally back with more on the unfamiliar yet essential technology most people know little about: GMOs. Last...
Wednesday Science
Aug 4, 20213 min read
Radio Telescopes: Bringing to Light the Secrets of the Universe
For eternity, we have looked to the heavens and wondered what secrets they hide. Ever since Galileo Galilei turned a primitive telescope...
Wednesday Science
Jul 21, 20212 min read
The neuroscience of love vs. hate: Very different or dangerously similar?
Ever wondered how you can fight with your siblings one moment and be super close the next? Why we like to play on the trope of haters...
Wednesday Science
Jul 7, 20213 min read
LEDs: The Latest Evolution of Lighting
For over 400,000 years, humans have only had one method of generating light. Through the burning of organic materials, heat and light...
Wednesday Science
Jun 23, 20212 min read
To be a flower or not to be a flower, that is the question
Did you know that sunflowers are not really flowers? Crazy, right? Especially since “flower” is even in the name! In this post, we’ll...
Wednesday Science
Jun 9, 20212 min read
Eat your vitamins! But why?
“Eat your vitamins!” the parents and doctors say. But why? We are often told, “Oh, because they’re good for you.” Wednesday Scientists,...
Wednesday Science
May 26, 20212 min read
The origin of our world's chromatic diversity: All about colors!
Has a little kid ever asked you why the sky is blue? Have you ever been able to answer this little kid? Well, whether you have or have...
Wednesday Science
May 12, 20212 min read
Pluto: The Demotion (and Biography) of the Ninth
How could they have demoted Pluto, my favorite dwarf planet?* It had a beautiful heart on it too! In this post we’ll tell you all about...
Wednesday Science
Apr 28, 20212 min read
The most important of them all: The keystone species
Low functional redundancy. Whaaaaaaat did you just say, Wednesday Science? That’s right, keystone species have low functional redundancy,...
Wednesday Science
Apr 14, 20212 min read
Demystifying GMOs - Part 2: New Tech, New Tools
Last time, we covered how three different processes (artificial selection, cross-breeding, and random mutagenesis) have determined the...
Wednesday Science
Mar 31, 20213 min read
Ecosystems: Surrounded by life... and non-life!
Living things are all around us, but have you ever wondered how these living things interact with the other living things and environment...
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