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April Holladay, science journalist for HappyNews.com, lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico. A few years ago Holladay and her husband canoed the flood-swollen Mackenzie. For forty-six days they paddled alone a thousand miles through Canadian wilderness to the Arctic Ocean.
Now she writes a column about nature and science, which appears each Monday at HappyNews.com. The syndicated Q&A column takes a lucid look at what interests people about our world. April Holladay solves the mysteries we wonder about! To read April's past WonderQuest columns, please check out her site, www.wonderquest.com. If you have a question for April, visit this informational page.
Q: Can fish feel pain?
Russell, Elma, New York, USA A: Perhaps so. Recent findings from Scotland indicate some can. Investigators (from Roslin Institute and the University of Edinburgh led by biologist Lynne Sneddon now at Liverpool University) used a variety of approaches, but the clincher was behavior. After the team injected simulated bee venom (a chemical extract) into the... continue reading » » »
Russell, Elma, New York, USA A: Perhaps so. Recent findings from Scotland indicate some can. Investigators (from Roslin Institute and the University of Edinburgh led by biologist Lynne Sneddon now at Liverpool University) used a variety of approaches, but the clincher was behavior. After the team injected simulated bee venom (a chemical extract) into the... continue reading » » »
Q: Why do light bulbs get real bright just before they burn out?
Teddy, age 10, Albuquerque, New Mexico A: A normal incandescent light bulb contains about a meter of fine tungsten wire, wound cleverly to fit into the glass bulb and to function properly, says Louis A. Bloomfield, professor of physics at the University of Virginia. When the bulb is on, an electric current flows through the filament... continue reading » » »
Teddy, age 10, Albuquerque, New Mexico A: A normal incandescent light bulb contains about a meter of fine tungsten wire, wound cleverly to fit into the glass bulb and to function properly, says Louis A. Bloomfield, professor of physics at the University of Virginia. When the bulb is on, an electric current flows through the filament... continue reading » » »
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- A Swan Mystery
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