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Physics

The Real Reason the Sky Is Blue: Rayleigh Scattering

Rayleigh scattering, worked out by Lord Rayleigh in 1871, is the scattering of light by particles much smaller than its wavelength, such as air molecules, and it is far stronger fo

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Film & media

The Empty Object Everyone Chases: The MacGuffin

Why does a film stay gripping even when we never learn what is in the briefcase everyone is chasing? This article explains the MacGuffin, a story device that is vital to the charac

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Earth science

When Volcanoes Block the Sun: Volcanic Winter

A volcanic winter is a drop in global temperatures lasting several years after a huge, sulfur-rich eruption spreads tiny sulfuric acid droplets through the stratosphere and blocks

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Library & information science

Catalog Concepts and Structure for Library MARC Work

This time, we will examine catalogs, one of the concepts frequently used in libraries. Catalogs are intended to ensure that the same book can be registered according to the same s