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PublishedJune 10, 2015
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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PublishedMay 27, 2015
Starflowers on the edge of summer
These delicate-looking flowers, with six or seven white petals in shapely points, make you uneasy about the idea that genetics is guided by accidents.
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PublishedMay 13, 2015
The gone robins are here
Dana Wilde reflects on how robins are thriving at different times of the year, even if you haven't noticed them.
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PublishedApril 22, 2015
Getting your mind right with the weather
It's time to just accept that from now on, March is February and April is March, Dana Wilde writes.
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PublishedApril 8, 2015
A spider in winter
Spiders find innovative ways to survive the winter, Dana Wilde writes.
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PublishedMarch 25, 2015
My old friend Leo
Leo, the Lion, has stalked the evening sky for months actually, but by around 10 p.m. in the middle of March, it dominates Dana Wilde's southern treetops.
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PublishedMarch 11, 2015
Spacecraft to buzz Pluto in July
New Horizons will get within 6,200 miles of Pluto this summer, and should send back lots of information about the dwarf planet, Dana Wilde writes.
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PublishedFebruary 25, 2015
An inconvenient winter
Suck it up, friends. It's New England. It's winter, writes columnist Dana Wilde.
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PublishedFebruary 11, 2015
Of snow, plows and good words
Down the hill barreled a juggernaut, with huge steel wings flinging leftover snow onto snowbanks, writes Dana Wilde. What happens next will surprise you.
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PublishedJanuary 28, 2015
Billions of galaxies in expanding space
Our understanding of stars and galaxies is ever growing to unspeakable limits, writes Dana Wilde.
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