If you’ve ever taken on the challenge of steaming a lobster, you know they end up a bright red color that’s very different from the original color they start out with. Why is that? That bright, fire-engine red color is merely the result of a simple chemical reaction. Lobsters’ usual greenish-blue hue works well for…

One of the great tragedies in my life is that, since having moved to Frederick, I have yet to play a single round of golf. It’s such a fun, relaxing sport…but not without its share of “Mundane Mysteries”. Such as: why do the round white golf balls have hundreds of dimples on their surface? Are…