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PublishedOctober 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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PublishedOctober 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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PublishedSeptember 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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PublishedSeptember 9, 2015
Remembering the invasive periwinkles
Down in that gloomy intertidal no-man's-land, periwinkles were everywhere, writes Dana Wilde.
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PublishedAugust 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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PublishedAugust 12, 2015
Nursery web love
Why female spiders eat the males sometimes, the scientists aren't sure, Dana Wilde writes.
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PublishedJuly 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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PublishedJuly 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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PublishedJuly 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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PublishedJune 24, 2015
Ancient summer light
The richness and clarity of June's blue sky are almost supernatural, writes Dana Wilde.
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