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Beaver Dams
By Kate Tobie Image credit is Tom Smylie, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Special to the Enterprise What did the beaver say to the tree?...
exploritsc
Jul 21, 20232 min read


Aprille Ericsson-Jackson, NASA Engineer
By Jairi Diaz Special to the Enterprise Aprille Ericsson-Jackson is the oldest of four daughters and was born in Brooklyn, New York in...
exploritsc
Jul 14, 20233 min read


Making Clouds at Home
By Sara Thompson Special to the Enterprise Image reference Science Buddies, scientificamerican.com Clouds form when water vapor in the...
Sara Thompson
Jun 26, 20233 min read


Get to Know Terrific Triceratops
By Sara Thompson Special to the Enterprise Image credit Tim Evanson, obtained from Wikimedia commons. One of the most recognized...
Sara Thompson
Jun 19, 20233 min read


Barbara McClintock: Nobel Laureate in Genetics
By Sara Thompson Special to the Enterprise Image credit is the Smithsonian Institution, restoration by Adam Cuerden. Barbara McClintock...
Sara Thompson
Jun 13, 20233 min read


Same Mineral, Different Colors
By Sara Thompson Special to the Enterprise Image credit Wikimedia user Ra'ike Found in all three types of rock, Corundum is formed under...
Sara Thompson
Jun 6, 20232 min read


Storks: The Bird and the Myth
By Sara Thompson Special to the Enterprise Image credit is Stefan Oemisch, obtained from Wikimedia commons. Storks are long. Long-legged,...
Sara Thompson
May 19, 20232 min read


Elizabeth Blackwell – The Doctor Was In
By Sara Thompson Special to the Enterprise Image credit is Hobart and William Smith Colleges Archives. Elizabeth Blackwell was born in...
Sara Thompson
May 15, 20233 min read


Mountains of Fire
By Sara Thompson Special to the Enterprise Image credit is Lyn Topinka, from Wikimedia Commons. The word ‘volcano’ comes from ‘Vulcan’...
Sara Thompson
May 5, 20233 min read


Help All Species on Earth Day
By Sara Thompson Special to the Enterprise Photo by Ashley Spratt, US Fish and Wildlife Service, obtained from Wikimedia Commons. Earth...
Sara Thompson
Apr 28, 20232 min read


Helping the Environment with Rachel Carson
By Sara Thompson Special to the Enterprise Image credit is the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, obtained from Wikimedia Commons. Rachel...
Sara Thompson
Apr 17, 20233 min read


Any Way You Crack It
By Sara Thompson Special to the Enterprise Image credit is Isabelle Hurbain-Palatin, obtained from Wikimedia Commons. Chicken eggs are a...
Sara Thompson
Apr 6, 20233 min read


Turn Copper Pennies Green
By Sara Thompson Special to the Enterprise Image credit is steamsational.com. St. Patrick’s Day might be over, but we can keep the green...
Sara Thompson
Mar 29, 20232 min read


Where Big, Beautiful Bison Roam
By Sara Thompson Special to the Enterprise Image credit: Yellowstone National Park, obtained from Wikimedia Commons The American bison is...
Sara Thompson
Mar 20, 20232 min read


Racing Ahead with Tilly Shilling
By Sara Thompson Special to the Enterprise Image credit: The Royal Air Force, obtained from Wikimedia Commons Beatrice (Tilly) Shilling...
Sara Thompson
Mar 13, 20233 min read


Nanotechnology for the Future
By Sara Thompson Special to the Enterprise Image credit is User Sureshbup, from Wikimedia Commons Nanotechnology was first introduced in...
Sara Thompson
Mar 3, 20232 min read


Sweet Science for Leftover Candy
By Sara Thompson Special to the Enterprise Image credit is User Parnote, obtained from Wikimedia Commons Valentine’s Day has recently...
Sara Thompson
Feb 27, 20232 min read


Getting to Know Groundhogs
By Sara Thompson Photo is by Simon Pierre Barrette Special to the Enterprise Groundhogs are common in much of Canada, the eastern United...
Sara Thompson
Feb 21, 20233 min read


Dinosaurs in the Desert
By Sara Thompson Special to the Enterprise The Gobi Desert is a hot, rocky, and unforgiving landscape, but it was not always that way....
Sara Thompson
Feb 6, 20232 min read


Experiment with Melting Ice
By Sara Thompson Special to the Enterprise Winter is still upon us and with it an icy science experiment that can be done at home. Ice is...
Sara Thompson
Jan 27, 20232 min read
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