Waiting for the Earth’s shadow to cover the whole wafer of white moon, Dana Wilde ponders facts of our inner psychic reality.
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The fascination of decorations
Even if you missed the black-and-yellow female spider patiently waiting, your eye might be drawn to the thick white zigzag of silk at the center of her web, writes Dana Wilde.
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M31 and the limits of visibility
In 3.75 billion years, it’s filling autumn evenings — if such things still exist — looming over any humans who might be left like the gigantic, terrifying face of an angel, Dana Wilde writes.
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Nursery web love
Why female spiders eat the males sometimes, the scientists aren’t sure, Dana Wilde writes.
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Black widow fear justified in Maine?
While the spiders might hitch a ride here on grapes or in luggage, our cold winters prevent them from living in Maine, writes Dana Wilde.
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Ancient summer light
The richness and clarity of June’s blue sky are almost supernatural, writes Dana Wilde.
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Waiting for the stink bugs
In this mind-bogglingly diverse biosphere we live in, a lot of different species emit a stink when threatened, among them the leaf-footed bugs and, of course, stink bugs, writes Dana Wilde.
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Billions of galaxies in expanding space
Our understanding of stars and galaxies is ever growing to unspeakable limits, writes Dana Wilde.