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Night Sky

Follow the link for a view through one of the Mauna Kea telescopes as it brings the night sky into focus. Move your cursor in the image to have the observatory identify the constellation. Happy viewing!

May 2008

Most children have a bug period, and I never grew out of mine.

Edward O. Wilson

Chat Online About Pet Birds 02/16/08

The Cranes, The Cranes

Kiwi cam

Balboa Park, San Diego, CA March 2008

Howl and Bark: Laughs and a Good Deed

Pets and the Environment: Help Write the Book

Home Alone: Barking

SCIENCE JOURNALS

Practically Science: Heat

A Few Thoughts about Staying Warm

When autumn cools outdoor temperatures, we practically hairless humans heat our homes to keep warm and wear extra clothing when we go outside.

What is heat, anyway?

Heat is energy stored inside everything—skateboards, screwdrivers and squash, for example. This energy keeps the atoms and molecules inside the skateboard moving. The measure of the object’s energy level is temperature, and we measure… MORE

Do you know? There is no better high than discovery.

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