Donât miss Venus and the Pleiades around April 3
Watch for the close pairing of the brightest planet, Venus, with the little dipper-shaped Pleiades star cluster. Their conjunction is April 3, but any evening around then will be lovely!
4 things you can do for science from home
You might be surprised by how much you can do for the world from home. (Photo: Sunny studio/Shutterstock) Eventually, even Netflix will run its course. There’s only so many seasons of so many shows you can soak up from self-imposed…
Anyone else raising baby chicks in their home?
I have baby chickens in my living room and maybe you do, too. To be clear, this isn’t my first time raising a flock for our little farm in central New York, but the outbreak of COVID-19 in the U.S….
Where lions roam: West African big cats show no preference between national parks, hunting zones
(University of Michigan) West African lions are a critically endangered subpopulation, with an estimated 400 remaining and strong evidence of ongoing declines.
Astronomers announce 100 new minor planets beyond Neptune
They’re called trans-Neptunian objects, or TNOs. Astronomers analyzed data from the Dark Energy Survey – which just completed 6 years of observations – to find over 100 new little worlds in the cold outer reaches of our solar system.
More days with temperatures above normal are part of a global warming pattern – WMTV
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) It’s well known that March has been on the wetter side of things. One thing that might not be as well known is that temperatures are also running above normal. If this wet and warm pattern continues,…
Walking is the calming, restorative activity we need right now
I’ve been walking quite a bit lately — maybe you have too. It’s more like rambling, really, in the English novel sense of the word, except instead of meadows and oak trees, I’m dwarfed by western red cedars and mobbed…
Neural networks facilitate optimization in the search for new materials
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Sorting through millions of possibilities, a search for battery materials delivered results in five weeks instead of 50 years.
6 questions to ask yourself daily for a healthier quarantine mindset
You might be under an official lockdown or shelter in place order. Or maybe you still have to go to work, but are trying to keep life as normal as you can in today’s surreal world. There’s worry, fear and…
Pelosi Retreats On Using Relief Bill For Green Goodies, Pork
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi beat a retreat Tuesday from the massive coronavirus wish list of Green New Deal projects, immigration measures and other non-virus changes she and fellow Democrats had proposed just hours earlier. She signaled in several television interviews…
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