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PublishedMay 25, 2016
Goldfinch a sure sign of summer
We tend to be pretty self-congratulatory about our superior language capabilities, while the goldfinches meanwhile are outsinging us all, writes Dana Wilde.
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PublishedMay 11, 2016
Martian time slip
It takes 4.5 minutes for light to travel from Earth to Mars in their current positions, slightly skewing clock measurements — not to mention the psyches of people trying to make sense out of them, writes Dana Wilde.
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PublishedApril 27, 2016
Once and future Mars
You can look southward and see Mars any clear night from now into early summer, 55 million miles or so leeward of the sun, writes Dana Wilde.
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PublishedApril 13, 2016
Spring peepers come early
The spring peepers normally hop to the breeding sites when the temperature starts topping 40 degrees, usually around mid-April, Dana Wilde writes.
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PublishedMarch 30, 2016
The difficulty of clearing the air
When you drive to the recycling center and let your car idle, there is a bit of a disconnect, writes Dana Wilde.
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PublishedMarch 23, 2016
If nothing else, recycle your torbichkas
What can each of us do about environmental degradation? It's about recycling the small stuff, Dana Wilde writes.
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PublishedMarch 9, 2016
A winter from which I am trying to awake
Snowless February woods are sort of like a scene in a vaguely disturbing dream, writes Dana Wilde.
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PublishedFebruary 24, 2016
Variations on a spider theme
Scientists aren't sure why the same species of spider has three different markings, writes Dana Wilde.
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PublishedFebruary 10, 2016
Brute neighbors in Troy
Raccoons, skunks, deer and a weasel — all part of life for the Backyard Naturalist.
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PublishedJanuary 27, 2016
The discovery of Planet X
If astronomers spot a new planet on the order of the size of Neptune or Uranus, we'll be back to a nine-planet solar system, writes Dana Wilde.
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