As beautiful as Yosemite is, at this time of year I prefer driving through the park, over Mono pass, and heading for the Mammoth Lakes →

Most people would agree that August is the best time to visit Seattle, when the temperature can get as high as 77 °F and chances of →

I stood outside my tent after waking up from a night in the desert and noticed the camp staff scurrying about with tables and chairs. They →

Camels are too tall to mount while they are standing—either by flying leap or stirrup as you would mount a horse. The camel has →

After almost a week of touring Morocco and sleeping in wonderful hotels, I arrived at camp on the edge of the Sahara desert. This would be →

Traveling medicine shows became popular in the United States in the mid 1800’s and continued in popularity into the 20th century. The →

The most important player in a total eclipse is the sun. It has to be visible in all its glory. Otherwise you won’t see the spectacle of →

In a quiet corner of Sonoma, on a private ranch, you’ll find some amazing works of art. It is not that easy to see these works because →

More than 20 years ago Comet Hyakutake graced the skies of Earth, passing closer than any other comet had passed in 200 years

Salvador Dali spent several years in Monterey, California during the 1940’s. Perhaps it is fitting that →

The Neon Boneyard is home to more than 200 signs from Las Vegas hotels, motels, and businesses. As neon gave way to LED signs and →

At STARMUS 2016, Steve Balbus, Ph.D. (Theoretical Astrophysics) stepped outside of his main field of study—magneto rotational instability →

Reading the history of the band Anathema is a course in music history in and of itself. Started in 1990 under the name Pagan Angel, it →

At first glance, I thought Dr. Blackburn’s research was a bit esoteric. Telomerase? Telomere? What are these things and why should I →

At first glance, I thought Dr. Blackburn’s research was a bit esoteric. Telomerase? Telomere? What are these things and why should I →

By the time the 21st Century arrived, I had thought that Brian Eno would have written Music for Spaceports, and that I would be listening →

More than 100 years ago Einstein predicted the existence of gravitational waves—ripples in spacetime, where space is stretched →

Although the Canary Islands are home to the wild canary, the islands were not named after the bird. It’s the other way around →

At STARMUS 2016 Brian Greene will tell us about String Theory and the Nature of Reality. He will do this in just 20 minutes. →

The STARMUS Festival in the Canary Islands claims to make “the most universal science and art accessible to the public.” The speakers →