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The Sun Queen
Engineer/ inventor Mária Telkes is someone you should know but likely don't.
This post enlightens you on her efforts to change the world.

Frank DiGiovanni
Jun 6, 20247 min read


What strikes your fancy?
*FLASH*... BOOM! We delve the shocking topic of thunder and lightning and learn why upward lightning is very, very real.

Frank DiGiovanni
Jan 4, 20236 min read


Do you smell that?
We answer some of the "whys" and "what-is-it" associated with the question "What's that smell?"

Frank DiGiovanni
Nov 2, 20224 min read


SMLI Book Report: Tambora: The Eruption that Changed the World
In 1815, Mount Tambora unleashed the largest eruption in recorded history! This lead to famine, disease and the writing of Frankenstein!

Frank DiGiovanni
Oct 14, 20214 min read


Surviving Mother Nature
Few things can be as intimidating and destructive as Mother Nature, unleashed. However, that destruction can be very beneficial.

Frank DiGiovanni
Mar 1, 20216 min read


No two snowflakes...
As the flakes fly, getting to know two famous names associated with snow is more enlightening than you might think.

Frank DiGiovanni
Jan 26, 20217 min read


Bathing without water
How can you wash without using water? It's not the body that's cleansed when it comes to Shinrin-yoku.

Frank DiGiovanni
Jan 14, 20216 min read


Journey to the Red Planet
As a previous SMLI blog post titled “The Final Frontier” discussed, tiny the earth just a tiny blue dot when compared to the expanse of...

Dan Steiger
Nov 6, 20204 min read
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