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Through tears and with a very heavy heart, I want to announce the untimely death of the creator of this page, Dr. Richar...
31/08/2016

Through tears and with a very heavy heart, I want to announce the untimely death of the creator of this page, Dr. Richard Bothel. Richard passed away on Sunday, August 28th. In lieu of flowers, his family requests donations be made to the Big Thicket National Reserve. (Lisa Taylor Cowart, friend, colleague, and co-administrator of this page.)

KFC “Extra Crispy” Sunscreen will not only protect your skin from the sun’s harmful rays, but it will also make you real...
27/08/2016

KFC “Extra Crispy” Sunscreen will not only protect your skin from the sun’s harmful rays, but it will also make you really, really hungry. Source: Protect Your Skin and Smell Like Fried Chicken with KFC Sunscreen Save

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KFC “Extra Crispy” Sunscreen will not only protect your skin from the sun’s harmful rays, but it will also make you really, really hungry. Source: Protect Your Skin and Smell Like Fried Chicken with KFC Sunscreen Save

Maybe you’ve seen the proverbial bunny in a patch of clouds, or a clown’s face in a mud splatter on the side of your car...
26/08/2016

Maybe you’ve seen the proverbial bunny in a patch of clouds, or a clown’s face in a mud splatter on the side of your car? Seeing recognizable objects or patterns in otherwise random or unrelated objects or patterns is called pareidolia. It’s a form of apophenia, which is a more general term for the human tendency to seek patterns in random information. [ 45 more words ]

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Maybe you’ve seen the proverbial bunny in a patch of clouds, or a clown’s face in a mud splatter on the side of your car? Seeing recognizable objects or patterns in otherwise random or unrelated objects or patterns is called pareidolia. It’s a form of apophenia, which is a more general term for the…

A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft is set to leave the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday, August 26, 2016. NASA ...
25/08/2016

A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft is set to leave the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday, August 26, 2016. NASA TV will provide coverage of Dragon’s departure beginning on Friday at 5:45 a.m. EDT (9:45 UTC). Watch here.SpaceX’s Commercial Resupply Service-9 mission arrived at the ISS on July 20, 2016 and delivered almost 5,000 pounds of supplies, experiments and equipment – including a docking adapter for future American commercial crew spacecraft. Source: Watch SpaceX Dragon depart ISS Friday | Human World | EarthSky

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A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft is set to leave the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday, August 26, 2016. NASA TV will provide coverage of Dragon’s departure beginning on Friday at 5:45 a.m. EDT (9:45 UTC). Watch here.SpaceX’s Commercial Resupply Service-9 mission arrived at the ISS on July...

August 25, 1835. On this date, a New York newspaper, The Sun, published the first article in what’s come to be called Th...
25/08/2016

August 25, 1835. On this date, a New York newspaper, The Sun, published the first article in what’s come to be called The Great Moon Hoax. It was a series of six articles alleging the discovery of life on the moon (including bat-men and unicorns), supposedly made by famous astronomer Sir John Herschel while on a trip to the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa. [ 88 more words ]

http://discoveringtheoutdoors.com/blog/great-moon-hoax/

August 25, 1835. On this date, a New York newspaper, The Sun, published the first article in what’s come to be called The Great Moon Hoax. It was a series of six articles alleging the discovery of life on the moon (including bat-men and unicorns), supposedly made by famous astronomer Sir John Hersch...

We started hearing rumors last week that a planet had been found in the habitable zone of the next-nearest star, Proxima...
25/08/2016

We started hearing rumors last week that a planet had been found in the habitable zone of the next-nearest star, Proxima Centauri, only 4 light-years away. The rumors swirled around an observing campaign called Pale Red Dot, begun in early 2016 under the auspices of the European Southern Observatory (ESO). Pale Red Dot’s goal was, specifically, to find a planet for this star. [ 79 more words ]

http://discoveringtheoutdoors.com/blog/proxima-centauris-awesome-earth-like-planet/

We started hearing rumors last week that a planet had been found in the habitable zone of the next-nearest star, Proxima Centauri, only 4 light-years away. The rumors swirled around an observing campaign called Pale Red Dot, begun in early 2016 under the auspices of the European Southern Observatory...

IT ONLY HAPPENS EVERY 6 YEARS!This year, the Texas Butterfly Festival will also be the NABA Biennial Members Meeting. Jo...
24/08/2016

IT ONLY HAPPENS EVERY 6 YEARS!This year, the Texas Butterfly Festival will also be the NABA Biennial Members Meeting. Join us October 29th, when we will kick off our annual celebration of butterflies across the Rio Grande Valley.Make the trip to Mission, Texas, the place USA Today calls "the butterfly capitol of the USA," for the 21st Annual Texas Butterfly Festival and Biennial Members' Meeting of the North American Butterfly Association at the peak of butterfly season! [ 68 more words ]

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  IT ONLY HAPPENS EVERY 6 YEARS!nbc-350This year, the Texas Butterfly Festival will also be the NABA Biennial Members Meeting. Join us October 29th, when we will kick off our annual celebration of butterflies across the Rio Grande Valley.Make the trip to Mission, Texas, the place USA Today calls “th...

If there’s a mosquito near, are you the one that seems to have a target drawn on your skin? Mosquitoes are a pesky nuisa...
24/08/2016

If there’s a mosquito near, are you the one that seems to have a target drawn on your skin? Mosquitoes are a pesky nuisance for many this time of year. Besides the irritating itch, infectious mosquito–transmitted diseases such as malaria, West Nile virus, dengue fever, yellow fever, encephalitis, chikungunya, and Zika are on the rise throughout the world.Outbreaks of various mosquito-transmitted diseases are circulating in Africa, Brazil, through Latin America, the Caribbean, and beyond. [ 50 more words ]

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If there’s a mosquito near, are you the one that seems to have a target drawn on your skin? Mosquitoes are a pesky nuisance for many this time of year. Besides the irritating itch, infectious mosquito–transmitted diseases such as malaria, West Nile virus, dengue fever, yellow fever, encephalitis, ch...

The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting at least one 6.2-magnitude earthquake – a strong earthquake – and up to 60 large...
24/08/2016

The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting at least one 6.2-magnitude earthquake – a strong earthquake – and up to 60 large aftershocks in mountainous central Italy early Wednesday. At least 38 people have been reported killed so far, with many more trapped under debris, according to Italian news media. The earthquakes reportedly awakened residents in Rome, nearly 100 miles (160 km) to the southwest. Source: Strong earthquakes rocks Italy | Earth | EarthSky Save

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The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting at least one 6.2-magnitude earthquake – a strong earthquake – and up to 60 large aftershocks in mountainous central Italy early Wednesday. At least 38 people have been reported killed so far, with many more trapped under debris, according to Italian news media...

Over the past few decades, there has been an ongoing debate about which snow covered peak is taller — Mount Chamberlin o...
24/08/2016

Over the past few decades, there has been an ongoing debate about which snow covered peak is taller — Mount Chamberlin or Mount Isto? The taller one would be the tallest peak in the U.S. Arctic. This debate, which was fueled by discrepancies in early topographic maps from the 1950s, has finally been resolved by an intrepid team consisting of a glaciologist and a mountaineer. Mount Isto at 8,975 feet (2,735.6 meters) is the tallest. Source: Tallest peak in the US Arctic is Save

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Over the past few decades, there has been an ongoing debate about which snow covered peak is taller — Mount Chamberlin or Mount Isto? The taller one would be the tallest peak in the U.S. Arctic. This debate, which was fueled by discrepancies in early topographic maps from the 1950s, has finally been...

August 23, 1966. This is the anniversary of an historic photo, the first view of Earth from the moon, taken by Lunar Orb...
23/08/2016

August 23, 1966. This is the anniversary of an historic photo, the first view of Earth from the moon, taken by Lunar Orbiter 1. The photo was shot from a distance of about 236,000 miles (380,000 km) and shows half of Earth, from Istanbul to Cape Town and areas east, shrouded in night. Lunar Orbiter 1 was one of five Lunar Orbiters sent to the moon in the 1960s by NASA. [ 31 more words ]

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August 23, 1966. This is the anniversary of an historic photo, the first view of Earth from the moon, taken by Lunar Orbiter 1. The photo was shot from a distance of about 236,000 miles (380,000 km) and shows half of Earth, from Istanbul to Cape Town and areas east, shrouded in night. Lunar Orbiter…

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