Dr. E. Kirsten Peters
The Softer Side Of Veterinary Science
Modern veterinary science is a technically advanced field. Some animals receive not just x-rays, but sophisticated scans like MRIs. If you visit a large veterinary hospital you will find cats getting chemotherapy and dogs on the receiving end of complicated surgeries.
[Science] When the Earth Moves Under Our Feet
One of the most breath-taking geologic events is a major earthquake. In just a few moments, shaking of the Earth can result in billions of dollars of damage and thousands of lives lost....[Science] The Smoking Gun
As any child can tell you, the Mesozoic Era ends with the extinction of the dinosaurs. Most geologists think the cause of that extinction was the impact of an enormous meteorite that hit the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico....[Science] Bringing A New Apple To Stores Everywhere
When I was young my family ate a lot of Red Delicious apples. Some came out of my trusty lunchbox at school, some were straight from the refrigerator at home. The apples were big and eye-catching, but in my opinion they left something to be desired in their eating qualities. Still, they gave us a reasonably economical and convenient fruit choice, and we were glad to have them....[Science] Sinkholes Claim Florida Man & Threaten Another House
Sometimes “solid rock” turns out to be anything but sturdy stuff....[Science] Seeing The World In A Grain Of Sand
Born in 1632 in the Netherlands, Antony van Leeuwenhoek was a self-taught man who made microscopes – ultimately producing some 500 of them....[Science] Of Bird Songs & Human Speech
There are two features of this time of year that make my heart glad. One is the rapidly increasing length of the day. In September we lose daylight quickly, but in the spring we gain it all back just as rapidly....[Science] Soils Versus Sea Beds
There is a new debate in paleontology, one that took me by surprise but that shows nicely how some science works. There is a particular type of ancient fossil called the “Ediacara fauna” found in rocks about 550 million years old....[Science] Rocks From The Moon And Mars
I think the most memorable single day of all my years as a student was the afternoon I got to examine Moon rocks in graduate school....[Science] The Hardest Wheat Turned Soft By Science
Eighty years ago my mother was in grade school where schoolroom paste was made by mixing a little flour and water together. Memories of that simple glue came back to her when she and I recently stood in my kitchen, mixing two small batches of flour and water....Author Info
Dr. E. Kirsten Peters
is a scientist with interests in everyday aspects of energy, cars, light-bulbs and other consumer products, and the broad intersection of science and engineering with our lives. Dr. Peters, a native of the rural Northwest, was educated in geology at Princeton and Harvard. Follow her on the pages of Bronx.com, on the web, and on Twitter @RockDocWSU. Her columns are a service of the College of Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource Sciences at Washington State University.
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