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  • Published
    October 21, 2015

    The biochemical brains of butterflies

    Some researchers are starting to think that brain size, and specifically the number of neurons, doesn't exactly correlate to cognitive ability, writes columnist Dana Wilde.

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    October 7, 2015

    The night of the lunar eclipse

    Waiting for the Earth's shadow to cover the whole wafer of white moon, Dana Wilde ponders facts of our inner psychic reality.

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    September 23, 2015

    The fascination of decorations

    Even if you missed the black-and-yellow female spider patiently waiting, your eye might be drawn to the thick white zigzag of silk at the center of her web, writes Dana Wilde.

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    September 9, 2015

    Remembering the invasive periwinkles

    Down in that gloomy intertidal no-man's-land, periwinkles were everywhere, writes Dana Wilde.

  • Published
    August 26, 2015

    M31 and the limits of visibility

    In 3.75 billion years, it's filling autumn evenings — if such things still exist — looming over any humans who might be left like the gigantic, terrifying face of an angel, Dana Wilde writes.

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  • Published
    August 12, 2015

    Nursery web love

    Why female spiders eat the males sometimes, the scientists aren't sure, Dana Wilde writes.

  • Published
    July 29, 2015

    Talking about goldenrod again

    They materialize in July like apparitions in fields and along roadsides, writes columnist Dana Wilde.

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    July 22, 2015

    Why we go to Pluto

    The inner, psychological needs of humans are as important as the material needs, Dana Wilde writes.

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    July 8, 2015

    Black widow fear justified in Maine?

    While the spiders might hitch a ride here on grapes or in luggage, our cold winters prevent them from living in Maine, writes Dana Wilde.

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    June 24, 2015

    Ancient summer light

    The richness and clarity of June's blue sky are almost supernatural, writes Dana Wilde.