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A lo largo del proyecto de observación de aves de este verano, hemos estado alentando a los participantes novatos a probar diferentes formas de avistamiento. Dibujar es una manera de profundizar tus habilidades de observación. Le pedimos a un maestro ilustrador, David Sibley, que compartiera consejos para dibujar e invitamos a los lectores a compartir…
Did you know that some countries have one or more digital addresses, which are pieces of online real estate dedicated solely to its online presence? Like houses in a neighborhood, these addresses give us a sense of place and belonging. Most internet users are familiar with the “.com,” “.org” and “.net” domains. They are like…
Video captured by Air Force pilots evacuating ahead of Hurricane Idalia has gone viral because the storm appeared to create bolts of lightning sparking out of the aircraft. The stunning phenomenon isn’t really lighting, though — it’s St. Elmo’s fire. What is St. Elmo’s fire? The phenomenon usually occurs during a thunderstorm, when a very…
Two visitors from India — a lander named Vikram and a rover named Pragyan — landed in the southern polar region of the moon on Wednesday. The two robots, from a mission named Chandrayaan-3, make India the first country to ever reach this part of the lunar surface in one piece — and only the…
President Biden’s decision on Wednesday to block drilling on millions of acres of Alaskan tundra was the latest in a series of aggressive actions recently taken by the administration to curtail fossil fuel extraction on public land and in federal waters. Over the past several months, the administration has moved to bar drilling on 1.8…
The author Cat Bohannon was a preteen in Atlanta in the 1980s when she saw the film “2001: A Space Odyssey” for the first time. As she took in its famous opening scene, in which a bunch of apes picks up a bunch of bones and quickly begins using them to hit each other, Bohannon…
How much do you know about tech and your kid’s education? You might be surprised by some of the common myths and misconceptions that many parents have. Tech has become a vital part of every kid’s learning experience, especially since the pandemic. But as parents, you didn’t grow up with tech the way that your…
Super blue moon makes rare appearance Super blue moon makes rare appearance 00:37 As millions of stargazers around the world looked at the sky Wednesday night, they saw a full moon appearing larger than average. It was another “supermoon” — the second one in August 2023, making it a “blue moon.” What is a blue…
Even during the difficult decades when India was struggling to muster resources and find a path out of poverty, its scientists were aiming high in a characteristic style: frugally and often with little fanfare. Some of their breakthroughs, such as the nuclear tests that began in the mid-1970s, brought sanctions and restrictions on knowledge sharing…
The environmental activists who delayed the U.S. Open semifinal Thursday night by staging protests in Arthur Ashe Stadium join a long line of high-profile public disruptions aimed at drawing attention to the existential threat posed by climate change. Activists have staged what many call “guerrilla protests” across the United States and Europe. The provocative actions…
