Building Snowflakes
. On the way into town yesterday we had the radio on the NPR station. It was just in time for their Science Friday program. They were having a segment on how to grow and create snowflakes from a...
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Ice Spikes
Have you ever seen these spikes in your ice cube tray in the freezer? We had these spies forming last summer. Never had them before or since. They went on for about a month – each time we made them,...
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Aurora From Space
While browsing through the National Geographic site, I came across their Best Space Pictures of 2010. This image was taken in May and it shows an aurora over the southern Indian Ocean. It was...
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A New Old Therapy for Wounds
Old is becoming new again in the medical field. And it involves using a totally natural product for healing – maggots. The antibiotics that we have been using for the last 50 years or so are starting...
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In Search Of – The Northern Lights
We awoke at 4:00am this past morning, and decided to get up for a bit as there was no use in trying to sleep. Looking out the kitchen window, the full moon was shining so brightly – its silverly light...
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Osprey Webcam in Maine
We have been enjoying a webcam in the nest of an Osprey for the last week or so. The cam is maintained by the Audubon Society and the location is in Bremen, Maine, a small town along the coast. Set...
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< Watch EARTHFLIGHT Preview on PBS. See more from Nature. So excited about a new Nature show on PBS! I just got an email from the Audubon Society – and none to soon either. This new show is in...
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A Cold Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice has arrived – the shortest day of the year in daylight hours. Even though winter has just begun and the hardest weather is yet to come, there is consolation in the fact that each day...
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Perseid Meteor Showers
The Perseid Meteors are in full force at this time of the year. The prime time to see them is during the new moon phase, which is the darkest it gets during the moon cycle. This year, the best dates...
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