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"The Citizen Scientists League promotes responsible scientific observation, experimentation,
discovery, and invention. We encourage active participation, networking and publishing
by science enthusiasts at all levels of education and experience."
Asheville, North Carolina – Working with over 4,000 citizen scientists from all over the world, the Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites – North Carolina (CICS-NC) announces the launch of the new version of CycloneCenter.org. Continue reading…
In this month’s experiment we create constructive interference using only a single source and a reflector. The reflected sound acts as though it came from a second source, much as the reflected light in a mirror acts as though it came from an object behind the mirror. Continue reading…
Particularly in this day of instant photos posted instantly for nearly instant comment and sharing, one can fall into the assumption that one can just as quickly get to know the natural denizens of a park or trail. Sorry, doesn’t work that way. Continue reading…
In my continuing effort to catch up on posting “This Week at Hilton Pond” AND to maintain continuity in reporting phenological happenings at Hilton Pond Center, I offer the following installment covering the first half of April 2013. Continue reading…
Well, I’m certainly glad you’re back for more exciting details on lapping the copper plates flat and other astounding aspects of building a prototype thermoelectric generator. Continue reading…
There is no simple and practical formula for the precise value of the circumference of an ellipse. The exact formula for the circumference of an ellipse is the following: Continue reading…
Over the past weekend I finally posted the last of three summary reports for Operation RubyThroat’s 2013 midwinter hummingbird trips to the Neotropics. Now it’s time to go back and fill in the blanks for nature happenings at Hilton Pond Center since I got back in mid-March. Continue reading…
A Wyoming high school student who built a nuclear reactor in his dad’s garage was disqualified from the International Science and Engineering Fair this month on a technicality. Continue reading…
If you wanted to set up a neighborhood science club, and had plenty of resources, kids and parents eager to sign up, would you need to teach the club members how to do actual science? Almost certainly. Continue reading…
This year, NLCs are getting an early start. NASA’s AIM spacecraft, which is orbiting Earth on a mission to study noctilucent clouds, started seeing them on May 13th. Continue reading…
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