NASA Announces Historic Cat Video Transmission
In what is undoubtedly a first in the history of space exploration, a NASA spacecraft 19 million miles from Earth successfully transmitted a …
Eight Steps to Save Bugs
Insect populations are declining worldwide, and insect species are becoming extinct at an unprecedented rate. Before you say “Yay!” and …
A Solstice Story
Once upon a time, about 4.5 billion years ago, back when Earth was just a baby planet, our young solar system was a dangerous neighborhood, with all …
Mayan Bee Rescue
The Maya Riviera is a 40-mile strip of coast on the Yucatan Peninsula, from Puerto Morelos to Tulum. Midway down is the city of Playa Del Carmen, a …
Bob Hirshon’s Science Year in Review: 2021
The year 2021 was definitely better than 2020, in the sense that getting beaten senseless with a toilet plunger is definitely better than having your …
Love Bugs?
If you love bugs, there’s a lot to love: Insects and other small terrestrial arthropods (aka, bugs) are the most numerous and diverse organisms …
Two Very Important Things You Need to Know About Bees
Bees the world over would rejoice if everyone knew just two things about them: what they aren’t, and what they are. 1. What they aren’t. …
Cicada Brood X is Gone (But They’ll Be Back)
A Fond Farewell to the Brood X Invasion. In the spring of 2021, everyone lucky/cursed enough to live east of Illinois, south of New York and north of …
Drive Your Students Buggy
Insects and other assorted creepy crawly critters can help inspire student learning, not only in the life sciences, but in physics and engineering as …