Going to Mars…or at least gazing at it
The Martian surface air is 30 times thinner than the air atop Mount Everest. And if that weren’t bad enough, all that thin, barely-there gas is carbon dioxide: no oxygen. You can’t breathe there.
Lifestyle
Wild turkeys are good eating
Turkeys admittedly have small brains, and many know-it-alls who have never hunted them consider them dumb. But when it comes to hunting, they are far from dumb. Very wary by nature, they are among the most difficult quarry to target and kill.
DEP, Shandaken and agencies slow down Chichester’s ‘Bowl of Doom’
For years each heavy rain washed mud down a steep, curved slope of bare clay, nicknamed the “Bowl of Doom” by watershed officials, and the creek turned a muddy brown for days or weeks at a time.
More than 250 take part in inaugural New Paltz Challenge River-to-Ridge Fall 5K
The opening of a trail through the flats to the foothills of the Shawangunks has created a world of possibilities, one of which was realized this past week.
Isabella Rossellini brings her Link Link Circus to Bard
Saturday, Nov. 17: In this show, Rossellini addresses the latest scientific discoveries about animal minds, intelligence and emotions.
Nature-lover’s tip: Look opposite the Sun
By day the antisolar point is marked by the shadow of your head. At night it’s the most happening place in the heavens.
The mighty acorn
Acorns are a symbol of abundance and security. It is said that carrying an acorn will bring you a long and healthy life and good luck. Acorns placed on a window sill will protect your home from lightning. Planting one under the light of the moon will bring luck and prosperity to you and your home.
Hike highlights the ever-changing natural landscape of the Mill Brook Preserve
Nearly all of the preserve was farmland decades ago, and evidence of cultivation can be seen if one knows where to look.
The rainiest season
Has seemed rainier than usual lately? It has been: We’ve received about three times more than the 122-year average.
Bucket-list sky phenomena
Here are my top six sky apparitions that belong on everyone’s bucket list, most of which appear in your own backyard.