Spring Rain, Then Foul Algae in Ailing Lake Erie: [New York Times] "A thick and growing coat of toxic algae appears each summer, so vast that in 2011 it covered a sixth of its waters, contributing to an expanding dead zone on its bottom, reducing fish populations, fouling beaches and crippling a tourism industry that generates more than $10 billion in revenue annually."
posted by Fizz
on Mar 24, 2013 -
17 comments
Raising the Dead:'At the bottom of the biggest underwater cave in the world, diving deeper than almost anyone had ever gone, Dave Shaw found the body of a young man who had disappeared ten years earlier. What happened after Shaw promised to go back is nearly unbelievable—unless you believe in ghosts.'
posted by the man of twists and turns
on Jun 17, 2012 -
68 comments
Snowdrops, or
Galanthus, are those little white flowers you often see in the early Spring, sometimes poking up from under the snow. At first glance, they're charming, but not terrifically interesting.
Galanthophiles of the world think otherwise.
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posted by sciencegeek
on Mar 4, 2012 -
15 comments
Looking for a reason to celebrate today, or just a reason to skip out on your obligations? You could look through
Religious seasonal days of celebration and holy days , check if today is covered by
Holiday for Every Day yet, or keep things simple and rely on a
Calendar of the Saints like the
Catholic feast days or Greek Saints Days from the
Orthodox Ministry Access Calendar. If you like to be more traditional, you could go with the
Medievalist's On-line Calendar of Saints, which only lists people recognized as saints in the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Or, if you feel lucky,
check for special Google logos (designed by
Dennis Hwang). For instance, today is the first day of
Spring, and
the 40th anniversary of
The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
posted by filthy light thief
on Mar 20, 2009 -
6 comments
They are members of the
olive family, among the
earliest flowering plants imported to the United States. Planted near the front doors of flat, bare early Colonial house facades, they helped to create "
dooryard gardens," which softened and brought beauty to a rough-hewn early America.
Jefferson planted them; at Monticello, some of those bushes still bloom.. They gave
Pan his pipes. They are employed as evocative symbols in
American literature,
song,
and poetry, where they symbolize the
sensuousness of love in its earliest stages.
Festivals celebrate their
blooming, and
NOAA tracks the earliest leaves and flowers for evidence of climate change. The inability to smell it may be an
early indication of Alzheimer's disease. No wonder people like to
steal them.
posted by Miko
on May 23, 2008 -
31 comments
Springing into redesign Orbiting has been redesigned for Spring, and I've seen a couple of others.
Have y'all seen any other good ones (besides Derek's, which is fantastic)?
posted by Melanie
on Apr 2, 2000 -
11 comments
