There was a really cool article called Magic Forest: Poplars Purifying the Planet in the January 2009 issue of Discover magazine that discussed an experimental method for extracting chlorinated solvents used in atomic experiments from contaminated groundwater. The extraordinary part of the article is that the scientists involved in the experiment are using trees to [...]
Cleaning up chlorine-based toxins with nature
February 21st, 2009
Geocaching is cool!
February 16th, 2009
My husband and I discovered a new hobby today – geocaching. For those who haven’t heard of it, geocaching is basically a treasure hunt performed with a GPS unit. Geocachers hide a container with various items inside it in a specific location, note down the coordinates from their GPS unit and then post the location [...]