The end of the world: It’s coming
Nothing grabs media attention like a close visit by an asteroid or comet. At Slooh, the online observatory, hundreds of
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Solstice boon: It’s the brightest weekend of the year
Friday, the 21st is the Summer Solstice. Together with the equinoxes and the Harvest Moon, it’s the final Earth/sky connection
A walk on the wild side with Rhinebeck foraging expert Peter Dykeman
If you were marooned in this field, unable to leave and without any snacks packed in your backpack, you could survive, so plentiful are the green edible things to be found here. But you have to know what to look for.
Bloom with a view: Garden Conservancy Open Days
The Garden Conservancy is a national organization headquartered in Cold Spring that partners with individual garden-owners as well as public
Going to Mars?
Some 18 months ago, the Mars Science Laboratory began a 253-day journey to Mars to deliver the Curiosity Rover to
Hudson Valley musicians, scientists, artists and poets celebrate the cicada
They’re here, in their billions: the bug-eyed monsters (or rather, monster-eyed bugs), invaders from a strange world beneath our own.
Kids’ Almanac: Hudson Valley adventures 6/6-6/13
The prototypes of strong sensation: blazing lights, red earth, blue sea, mauve twilight, the flake of gold buried in the
Spotlight on cicadas in New Paltz
The cicadas are coming! If you haven’t seen or heard them by now, you soon will. June 3 through 6
Moon and Earth clobbered at the same time
This past March 17, an unusual number of deep-penetrating meteor fireballs tore through our atmosphere. Brilliant and eye-catching, their paths
Cornell Cooperative Extension celebrates its centennial in Kingston this Saturday
The 1862 Morrill Act gave states grants in the form of federal land parcels to build universities specifically intended to