This article explores how cardinals perceive their environment, and how they explore their place in it, especially with respect to color.
Do Cardinals Know They Are Red? A Closer Look at a Christmas Icon
The Monsters Under Your Bed: A Halloween Menagerie
The narrative explores the hidden ecosystem beneath your bed, describing dust bunnies as complex microcosms inhabited by various organisms. Dust, mites, beetles, and fungi create a miniature food web, reminding us of life's persistence and evolution in overlooked spaces.
The Physics of Santa’s Sleigh: How Science Could Get Him Airborne
Every December, Santa Claus faces the challenge of delivering presents worldwide. By integrating modern technologies such as jet and ion propulsion, graphene wings, and bioengineering for reindeer, his sleigh could potentially take flight. However, significant breakthroughs in quantum mechanics and materials science are essential for this fantasy to become reality.
All Hail the Pumpkin King: The Spellbinding Saga of the World’s Favorite Squash
The pumpkin, cultivated since ancient times, has become a cultural icon, symbolizing fall, Halloween, culinary tradition and modern commerce.
Wild Love: A Valentine’s Day Natural History
Valentine’s Day is almost upon us. But we’ve had warning - the decorations started going up in stores the day after Christmas. As a holiday, though, it almost keeps pace with Christmas. The first incarnation of the celebration may go back to Ancient Roman times, with the fertility festival of Lupercalia. St. Valentine himself could... Continue Reading →
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