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How do the 17-year cicadas know it’s the 17th year? by Shel Haber How do cicadas keep track of the passing years when they’re underground, cannot detect sunshine and lack fingers t[...]
31 May 2013
Graduating from NHS—50 years ago Emotions ran high as 223 of my fellow graduates and I walked across McCalman Field towards our graduation ceremonies on a warm and muggy Thursday e[...]
31 May 2013
Ft. Lee, NJ—movie capital of the world When Hollywood was mostly filled with scrub brush and the occasional orange tree, Fort Lee, New Jersey, was a booming movie town. Thomas Edis[...]
31 May 2013
Getting “Skunked”—It’s not only about the stink! Spring is in the air, and if you have an inquisitive pooch, there is a good chance he may encounter the smelliest of our suburban w[...]
31 May 2013
You’ve sustained another painful paper cut. “Ouch!” you say. According to the etymologists, ouch is an interjection. Experts long assumed it was a sound made spontaneously by human[...]
31 May 2013
Having a pet may increase your chance of avoiding heart disease and living longer, according to a statement released by the American Heart Association. The study also indicated peo[...]
31 May 2013
Magic Words The first magic word I learned as a small child was Abracadabra. I associated it with stage magic, unaware that the incantation dated to the third century. Roman empero[...]
06 May 2013
Diabetes: the Chunky Cat Problem In normal animals, glucose (sugar) from the diet is transported into the cells of the body with the help of insulin. Let s ignore the Tappan Zee [...]
06 May 2013