I recently visited the original sites where Vermeer created beautiful, photograph-like canvasses: a corner in Delft, Holland, for example. And the pictures themselves, hanging in the Rijksmuseem -- the

I am sad to say that This. is shutting down. Why did that editorial site not make it, but Steemit is on fire? Anyone have any thoughts on micropayments and "content" they want to share here?

Phosphorus. It's in your teeth. It's in your pee. It's in mineral deposits in the ground. It also happens to be a necessary nutrient for plants. Back in 2013, I think that the fears of Peak Phosphorus

I bet you didn't know that Sweden has coral reefs. Well, they aren't alive -- they are fossil coral reefs that grew over 400 million years ago, when Sweden and the rest of Scandinavia were closer to the

It's time to get a science tag on this site! I'm a science writer. I've written for "traditional media" outlets about chemicals in the environment, earthquakes, and other stuff. Let's start with today's