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January Observing Highlight
A winter comet makes its last appearance for 8,000 years
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Art under the Microscope
Because Mother Nature is always ready for her close-up
The Man Who Survived a Polar Bear Attack
In 2013, Matt Dyer was nearly killed by a polar bear on a Sierra Club Outing. One year later, he returned to the wild with the people who saved his life.
Small Oil: 5 Eco-Friendly Ways to Cook
Buy your cooking grease from family-owned estates and you're much likelier to be helping the planet
Double-Duty Gear for the Trails and Downtown
Gear that works as well in town as it does on the trail
Mr. Green, What's a Good Holiday Present?
Remember Jimmy Carter? Then you can guess.
Murmurations Forever Murmuring
Starlings band together to create murmurations, resulting in ever-changing, awe-inspiring flight formations.
3 Coloring Books That Are Brainwashing Your Kids
Child abuse? Oil companies think kids want to color a weird world of dancing smoke stacks and violently cheerful smog clouds.
8 Questions for Modern Family's Nolan Gould
On his new hybrid car, being a member of Mensa, and the most environmentally conscious character on "Modern Family"
Garden Hose Basket
Got an old hose? Time to wrap it up.