Monthly Archives: January 2021

(Click here to listen to an audio version of this blog!) Eight years ago I first wrote about Groundhog Day and suggested that we change this early February day-of-prediction to focus not on an animal that is sound asleep in … Continue reading →

(Click here to listen to an audio version of this blog!) The 100th Meridian (west) is a very famous line of longitude. This line runs through the center of North America. As it crosses the United States it roughly bisects … Continue reading →

(Click here to listen to an audio version of this blog!) Longitude is a geographic concept that locates a site’s position either west or east from a designated starting line called “the prime meridian.” The prime meridian (longitude = 0.0000), … Continue reading →

(Click here to listen to an audio version of this blog!) Insect populations all around the world are rapidly declining. Although some people have quite conflicted attitudes toward insects, we must all must recognize that they are absolutely vital to … Continue reading →