In the news this week, we learned that looking at kittens makes you work harder, cheered for neglected ducks who finally learned to swim, and have a ton of updates about the Dedham Public Art Project.
The worst part about vocabulary questions is how quickly they pile up. Today I answer The Five-Year-Old’s questions about how dragons and dragonflies got their name.
Person in bunny suit seen photographing enormous fiberglass rabbit, Hubble sends back deepest view of the universe ever captured, peanut butter recall expanded, and National Zoo closes panda house after Mei Xiang’s cub dies.
The shuttle Endeavor being flown over Rice University, tornadoes made of fire, and other news of the week.
This week, we’ve been thinking about what it really takes to adopt a dog after a lifetime of living with cats, an update on our interview with Cathy Gruetzke-Blais, and other news of the week.
An ice age flower blooms again, how the forest grows, and other news of the week.
A glimpse of Mars, a lake turns red in France, a kangaroo hops around Germany being awesome, and other news of the week.
A few short hits today, cuz it’s Friday and I’m feeling depressed that I won’t be able to spend Christmas morning playing with my wicked cool…
After seeing me toss the remains of her bag of freeze-dried fruit on the ground for the birds, The Five-Year-Old reached for a discarded slice of…
Rejuvenating coral reefs, saving pennies to pay off mortgages, and other news of the week.
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