All About Oysters
It’s easy to find an oyster shell on the beach. Some are worn smooth by wave action, but most have a fluted surface that gives them a decorative look. Turn one over, and the inside is smooth and white, with a smudge of purplish-brown.
The tasty meat of the oyster is highly prized. BC’s oyster industry harvests an average of 5500 tonnes a year, most of which are grown along the sheltered waters of eastern Vancouver Island. Oysters thrive here, and one would assume they have been around forever, but this is not the case. Continue reading »
Snow Crystals
“It’s snowing!” has been a familiar refrain over the holidays and into the New Year. Love it or hate it, we usually experience at least one snowfall every winter. Taking a closer look at snow, and the individual beauty of snowflakes, may give us an all new appreciation of the dreaded (to some) white stuff. The question of how snowflakes are created is a complex subject that involves a lot of physics. But this shouldn’t stop us from trying to understand a few basics. Continue reading »