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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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PublishedJune 10, 2015
Waiting for the stink bugs
In this mind-bogglingly diverse biosphere we live in, a lot of different species emit a stink when threatened, among them the leaf-footed bugs and, of course, stink bugs, writes Dana Wilde.
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PublishedMay 27, 2015
Starflowers on the edge of summer
These delicate-looking flowers, with six or seven white petals in shapely points, make you uneasy about the idea that genetics is guided by accidents.
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