Difference between revisions of "Category:Science"

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Check Category:Glossary for links to topic-specific dictionaries.

Agriculture and Field Dressing and such

Look, the moose hide article kind of broke the taxonomy.

Average size and number of farms in 1900
Killing, Plucking, Eviscerating, & Cutting Up Your Chicken - Graphic! NOT KIDDING ABOUT THE GRAPHIC, FOLKS
Moose Hide Tanning

Astronomy

Category: Astronomy

Biology

Top Biologists

Mycology

Mycorrhiza on Wikipedia A mycorrhiza (from Greek μύκης mýkēs, "fungus", and ῥίζα rhiza, "root"; pl. mycorrhizae, mycorrhiza or mycorrhizas) is a symbiotic association between a fungus and a plant.
Soil-Dwelling Fungus Rode Joplin Tornado to Unexpected Human Home by Jennifer Frazer on Scientific American

Zoology

Humans

Computer Science and Software Engineering

The "Levels" of Self-Driving Explained

Demography

Population of Pennsylvania

Earth Science

Air Quality

The 8 Best Air Purifiers of 2023 by Tim Heffernan at Wirecutter. This story not only reviews a whole bunch of good and bad air purifiers, it also gives an explanation of how HEPA filters work, and a very detailed look at how they ran the tests.

Engineering

Structural Engineering

Geology

Caves and Caving

Avoiding caving accidents

Earthquakes

Chart of earthquakes occurring in or affecting Pennsylvania
Latest Earthquakes by the USGS (map)
Seismographs:
- Columbia University

Cascadia Subduction Zone

the Great Quake and the Great Drowning tells the story of Native Americans telling the story of the last major Cascadia Subduction Zone quake (and probably ones even older than that).

Impact Craters

Rocks

Bluestone
Breccia: a rock composed of broken fragments of minerals or rock cemented together by a fine-grained matrix[1] that can be similar to or different from the composition of the fragments. May be formed by an impact.
Granite: a common type of felsic intrusive igneous rock that is granular and phaneritic in texture. Used for countertops, among other things. Popular in Minecraft.

Pennsylvania

Virginia

Virginia Minerals (PDF)
Virginia mineral interactive map - from the Department of Mines, Minerals, and Energy.
Virginia Minerals Rock Garden - from the Department of Mines, Minerals, and Energy.

Volcanos

Six types of eruptions on Encyclopedia Britannica.
Eruption at Indonesian volcano Krakatoa 11 April 2020.
Reliable webcams of Indonesian volcanos
Anak Krakatau: Lightning frenzy points to scale of volcanic plume from February 2020.

Linguistics

Linguistics on Wikipedia
Category:Grammar
A tour of the British isles in accents
The surprising origin of the term 'you guys' by Allan Metcalf at Time

Meta studies of science

(science of studying science practice)

Registering Studies Reduces Positive Outcomes by Steven Novella on NeuroLogica Blog. In other words, registering with the scientific community that you're going to run a study reduces positive outcomes because you're not as likely to pitch the results into a drawer if they don't come out the way you expected.

Metallurgy

Metals - Melting Temperatures

Copper can kill superbugs

Physics

Conservation of Momentum

Thermodynamics

Phlogiston theory

Speed of Light

Grace Hopper explains how long a nanosecond of information traveling at the speed of light is.

Subcategories

This category has the following 11 subcategories, out of 11 total.

A

B

Birds

C

Cephalopods

E

Earth Science

I

Invertebrates

L

Linguistics

M

R

Reptiles

S

Sharks

Pages in category "Science"

The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.

N

NASA

S

Science gifs

T

Trees

Media in category "Science"

The following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total.

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 [[:Category: Astronomy]]
 ==Biology==
-===Animals===
+* [https://www.famousscientists.org/top-biologists/ Top Biologists]
-* [[:Category: Animals]]
+===Botany===
+* [[Trees]]
+* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Root Root](Wikipedia)
+* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_plant_evolution Timeline of Plant Evolution] (Wikipedia)
+* [https://www.dcnr.pa.gov/Conservation/WildPlants/InvasivePlants/InvasivePlantFactSheets/Pages/default.aspx?fbclid=IwAR1SC1yJEQbM1GqFASQRoXyCwz6VZ98g3nXh4ACLDCpyPAHqTizkJhSzLS4 Invasive Plant Fact Sheets] by the [[Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources]]
+* [https://wapo.st/3tMVpZs How plants communicate with each other when in danger] by [[Kasha Patel]] at [[The Washington Post]]
+* [https://www.epicgardening.com/aloe-vera-size/ How big can aloe vera plants get?]
+====Vegetable gardening====
+* [https://www.eagleridgeseeds.com Eagle Ridge Seeds]
+====Carnivorous plants====
+* [https://www.wired.com/story/nightmare-houseplant-obsession-nepenthes/ When a Houseplant Obsession Becomes a Nightmare] by [[Brian Howey]] on [[Wired]]
+===Bugs===
+* [https://extension.psu.edu/how-to-build-a-new-type-of-spotted-lanternfly-trap-called-a-circle-trap How to Build a New Style Spotted Lanternfly Circle Trap] by [[Penn State Extension]]
+===Mycology===
+* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycorrhiza Mycorrhiza] on [[Wikipedia]] <q>A mycorrhiza (from Greek μύκης mýkēs, "fungus", and ῥίζα rhiza, "root"; pl. mycorrhizae, mycorrhiza or mycorrhizas) is a symbiotic association between a fungus and a plant.</q>
+* [https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/artful-amoeba/soil-dwelling-fungus-rode-joplin-tornado-to-unexpected-human-home/ Soil-Dwelling Fungus Rode Joplin Tornado to Unexpected Human Home] by [[Jennifer Frazer]] on [[Scientific American]]
+===Zoology===
+* [[:Category: Birds]]
+* [[:Category: Cephalopods]]
+* [[:Category: Sharks]]
+* [[:Category: Mammals]]
+* [[:Category: Reptiles]]
 * [[:Category: Invertebrates]]
+* [https://www.wired.com/story/the-laser-battle-against-blood-sucking-parasites-of-the-deep/ The Laser Battle Against Blood-Sucking Parasites of the Deep] on [[Wired]]
 ====Humans====
 * [[:Category: Aging]]
 * [[:Category: Behavior]]
 * [[:Category: Medicine]]
-===Plants===
+* [https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/first-complete-sequence-human-genome First Complete Sequence of a Human Genome] at the [[National Institutes of Health (NIH)]]
-* [http://www.treesforme.com/pa_pinus.html Pine Trees of Pennsylvania]
 ==Computer Science and Software Engineering==
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 * [http://worldpopulationreview.com/states/pennsylvania-population/ Population of Pennsylvania]
 ==Earth Science==
+* [https://www.noaa.gov National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)]
 * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmosphere_of_Earth The Atmosphere of the Earth] on Wikipedia
+* [[:Category:Climate Change]]
+* [[:Category:Weather]]
+===Air Quality===
+* [https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-air-purifier/ The 8 Best Air Purifiers of 2023] by [[Tim Heffernan]] at [[Wirecutter]]. This story not only reviews a whole bunch of good and bad air purifiers, it also gives an explanation of how HEPA filters work, and a very detailed look at how they ran the tests.
 ==Engineering==
 ===Structural Engineering===
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 ===Earthquakes===
 * [http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~florian/school-alumni/rockdoctor/earth/pa-earthquakes-chart-dates.htm Chart of earthquakes occurring in or affecting Pennsylvania]
+* [https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/#%7B%22autoUpdate%22%3A%5B%22autoUpdate%22%5D%2C%22basemap%22%3A%22grayscale%22%2C%22feed%22%3A%227day_m45%22%2C%22listFormat%22%3A%22default%22%2C%22mapposition%22%3A%5B%5B-89.3217703191351%2C252.42187499999997%5D%2C%5B89.3300423980497%2C882.421875%5D%5D%2C%22overlays%22%3A%5B%22plates%22%2C%22faults%22%2C%22ushazard%22%5D%2C%22restrictListToMap%22%3A%5B%22restrictListToMap%22%5D%2C%22search%22%3Anull%2C%22sort%22%3A%22newest%22%2C%22timezone%22%3A%22local%22%2C%22viewModes%22%3A%5B%22map%22%2C%22list%22%5D%2C%22event%22%3Anull%7D Latest Earthquakes] by the USGS (map)
+* Seismographs:
+** [https://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/LCSN/WebSeis/24hr_heli.pl Columbia University]
+====Cascadia Subduction Zone====
+* [https://hakaimagazine.com/features/great-quake-and-great-drowning/ the Great Quake and the Great Drowning] tells the story of Native Americans telling the story of the last major Cascadia Subduction Zone quake (and probably ones even older than that).
 ===Impact Craters===
 * [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesapeake_Bay_impact_crater The Chesapeake Bay impact crater] and the related [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesapeake_Bay_impact_crater#/media/File%3AChesapeake_Crater_boundaries_map.png boundary image]
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 * [https://www.dmme.virginia.gov/webmaps/DGMR/ Virginia mineral interactive map] - from the Department of Mines, Minerals, and Energy.
 * [https://www.dmme.virginia.gov/DGMR/Rockgarden.shtml Virginia Minerals Rock Garden] - from the Department of Mines, Minerals, and Energy.
+===Volcanos===
+* [https://www.britannica.com/science/volcano/Six-types-of-eruptions Six types of eruptions] on Encyclopedia Britannica.
+* [https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2020/04/massive-eruption-at-indonesian-volcano-krakatoa-report.html Eruption at Indonesian volcano Krakatoa] 11 April 2020.
+* [https://magma.esdm.go.id Reliable webcams of Indonesian volcanos]
+* [https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-51681760 Anak Krakatau: Lightning frenzy points to scale of volcanic plume] from February 2020.
 ==Linguistics==
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 * [[:Category:Grammar]]
 * [https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01slnp5 A tour of the British isles in accents]
+* [https://time.com/5688255/you-guys/ The surprising origin of the term 'you guys'] by Allan Metcalf at Time
+==Meta studies of science==
+(science of studying science practice)
+* [https://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/registering-studies-reduces-positive-outcomes/ Registering Studies Reduces Positive Outcomes] by [[Steven Novella]] on [[NeuroLogica Blog]]. In other words, registering with the scientific community that you're going to run a study reduces positive outcomes because you're not as likely to pitch the results into a drawer if they don't come out the way you expected.
 ==Metallurgy==
 * [https://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/melting-temperature-metals-d_860.html Metals - Melting Temperatures]
+<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQjGSecJyR4</youtube>
+Copper can kill superbugs
 ==Physics==
+===Conservation of Momentum===
+[[File:Conservation_of_momentum.mp4]]
 ===Thermodynamics===
 * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phlogiston_theory Phlogiston theory]
+===Speed of Light===
+<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eyFDBPk4Yw</youtube>
+[[Grace Hopper]] explains how long a nanosecond of information traveling at the speed of light is.