Science With a Grin

Earth, Climate & Nature

Our home planet: beautiful, complicated and frequently asking for a cleanup crew.

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Earth, Climate & Nature

25 original creations

Science With a Grin cartoon about seven of nine planetary boundaries being breached while climate denial comments ignore the worsening scientific measurements — Earth’s Life Support Systems Are Calling in Sick
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Science With a Grin cartoon correcting common myths about natural climate change, cold weather, solar warming, scientific agreement and carbon dioxide — Five Climate Myths That Need to Cool Down
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Science With a Grin cartoon explaining the September equinox while summer heat continues across Southwest Georgia — The Equinox Changes the Seasons—Georgia Hits Snooze
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Science With a Grin cartoon about a heat-loving amoeba that survives at 145 degrees Fahrenheit facing gnats and humidity in a South Georgia August — The 145-Degree Fire Amoeba Meets South Georgia Gnats
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Science With a Grin cartoon about research identifying Australia as a comparatively safe place during a global catastrophe, complete with kangaroos and giant spiders — Australia: The Safest Place on Earth*
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Science-humor cartoon comparing rare gemstones and diamonds with Chris and Rexy’s collection of obsolete parallel, coaxial and VGA cables — Rare Gems, Diamonds & the Cable Collection
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Science-humor cartoon featuring Chris and his dog Rexy while explaining why eye gnats thrive in South Georgia’s sandy Coastal Plain soil and seek moisture around eyes — South Georgia Eye Gnats
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Science-humor cartoon comparing solar and coal capacity and electricity generation in China and the United States — Solar vs. Coal: Progress With Miles to Go
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Science-humor cartoon debunking the Southern myth that scientists created lovebugs to eat mosquitoes and explaining their real ecology — Lovebugs: The Deep South’s Greatest Scientific Misunderstanding
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Science-humor infographic explaining cloud droplets, cloud color, fog and a temperature–dew-point estimate for fair-weather cumulus cloud-base height — Clouds: Nature’s Floating Weirdness
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Science-humor cartoon explaining research that found recent El Niño events are stronger in a warming climate — El Niño Found the Turbo Button
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Science-humor cartoon about controlling heat with a global thermostat — Honey, I Fixed Climate Change!
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Science-humor cartoon about invasive fire ants, geckos, bees and hornets arriving in Southwest Georgia — Southwest Georgia’s Invasive Arrivals
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Science-humor cartoon explaining why many familiar fruits are botanically berries and many berries are not — The Supreme Court of Botany
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Science-humor cartoon about cleaner drilling technology and environmental tradeoffs — Drill Smarter, Not Dirtier
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Science-humor cartoon explaining why pasteurization protects people from dangerous microbes — Why We Pasteurize Milk
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Science-humor comic explaining Cyclospora and food safety — Cyclospora: The Rough Trip of Produce
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Science-humor infographic explaining diesel exhaust fluid chemistry — Turning Pollution Into Puddles
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Science-humor comic explaining the DEF system in a diesel truck — DEF Systems: The Science Behind the Truck
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Science-humor comic contrasting cartoon quicksand scares with practical advice for escaping real quicksand — Quicksand: A Major Adulthood Disappointment
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Science-humor cartoon about Earth’s wandering magnetic poles and the history of geomagnetic reversals — The Great Pole Reversal
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Science-humor movie-poster cartoon about a volcano thought extinct becoming active again — The Long Nap Is Over
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Science-humor weather cartoon about a recurring afternoon convection storm clocking in for another shift — Hector the Convector
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Science-humor cartoon about scientists investigating mysterious round debris found on an Australian beach — Spaceballs on the Beach
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Science-humor cartoon satirizing chemtrail conspiracy theories with an imaginary atmospheric control room — Chemtrail Control Center
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