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Ponte Vecchio in Florence – Suspended Village on a Bridge
Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Click HERE for a link to the original article The sad story of the SUSPENDED VILLAGE built on a BRIDGE Probably inspired by the Ponte Vecchio in Florence. But with quite another success By Laura Lionti (14/05/2022) Who doesn’t...
YouTube Livestream – Eclipse 2024: Chasing the Shadow from Niagara to Newfoundland
Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Eclipse 2024: Chasing the Shadow from Niagara to Newfoundland https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRx3EScfqgc No matter where you are in the world on April 8, you can chase the Moon’s shadow with us across Canada! The Dunlap...
Wear red and green to experience the Purkinje effect during the total solar eclipse
Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Wear red and green to experience the Purkinje effect during the total solar eclipse By Taylor Nicioli, CNN 4 minute read Updated 10:25 AM EDT, Thu April 4, 2024 During a total solar eclipse, surroundings may start to have a...
Niagara region declares state of emergency out of caution ahead of rare eclipse
Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Niagara region declares state of emergency out of caution ahead of rare eclipse By Reuters April 1, 2024 Million at one time would be by far the biggest crowd that we've ever had. Click HERE for original article. Niagara...
A Mathematical Treatment of Solar Eclipse Formation
Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Check out this article from the International Journal of Mathematical Education titled 'A Mathematical Treatment of Solar Eclipse Formation' by authors Arjun Tan, Almuatasim Alomari and Marius Schamschula from the Department...
Watch Eclipse 2024 on April 8 from Anywhere in the World
Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Watch Eclipse 2024 on April 8 from anywhere in the world By Michael McKinnon – A&S Please click HERE for the original article. “I’m most excited to see totality because I’ve heard so many things about it and am now so...
The Origin of the Recycling Symbol
Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 The Origin of the Recycling Symbol Please click HERE for access to the main article. The original recycling symbol was designed in 1970 by Gary Anderson, a senior at the University of Southern California as a submission to the...
STAO Perspectives on the Solar Eclipse of April 8, 2024
Prepared for STAO by Past President Dr. Ralph Chou For several months, members of the Science Teachers’ Association of Ontario (STAO) have been planning to include lessons on the space and environmental science aspects of the solar eclipse of April 8, 2024, for...
Water beetles can live on after being eaten and excreted by a frog
Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Water beetles can live on after being eaten and excreted by a frog One insect crawled through the amphibian’s insides in just six minutes Click HERE for a link to the original article This pond frog (Pelophylax nigromaculatus)...
R2-D2 Impression by a Talented European Starling
Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 A talented European Starling does the perfect R2-D2 impression The force is strong with this bird. Created: Feb 23, 2022 12:06 PM EST Click HERE for a link to the original article. Ever since Star Wars: A New Hope opened in...
Why the Greeks could hear plays from the back row
Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Why the Greeks could hear plays from the back row An ancient theatre filters out low-frequency background noise. Philip Ball Modern actors can be heard clearly 60 metres away on a windless day. Nico Declercq Click HERE for a...
Solving a Climate Puzzle, One Tree Ring at a Time
Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Christopher Daley/500px via Getty Images A natural archive reveals how Canada’s arctic climate has changed over the past 1,000 years See Patricia Lonergan's articles here Click HERE for a link to the full article. Anyone who...