Among print, Web and cable, science editors are always looking for a catchy story. They ask themselves: What do most people want to hear about – or be titillated about, in the case of Science and ...

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A Gibbous Moon dominates the sky this weekend, as it approaches its Full Moon phase this Tuesday: a perfect time to observe the curious fact that in the mere two days before it’s full, its brightn...

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My neighbor Nigel recently greeted me at the fragile Willow Post Office with a discussion about George Berkeley. That 18th-century Irish philosopher, for whom the town and campus were named, liked...

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You’ve noticed that brilliant star in the west after sunset. Of course you have; it’s been there a couple of months now. Observatories around the world have been getting calls from people asking a...

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City-dwellers show a strange phobia of our dark country nights
Since the 19th century, our region has been a summer haven for people fleeing the big city’s heat and humidity. It’s an aspect of reality that has changed little over the centuries: th...

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The universe hasn’t changed much in the past 20 years, but we have. Attention spans have shrunk. My grandmother used to tell long-winded stories, and we kids would listen in disbelief: ̶...

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