Visit to a Small, Cold Planet
Ancient Romans named Mercury for their messenger of the gods
By Priscilla Long Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Ode to (Silent) Spring
Rachel Carson, who died 49 years ago this month, made a difference
By Priscilla Long Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Where There’s a Will …
Do we think, therefore we do—or is it the other way around?
By Priscilla Long Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Big as a VW, or Lost on a Pin
Jellyfish are pests with redeeming qualities
By Priscilla Long Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Enchantment and Deception
Nabokov found both, in nature and in art
By Priscilla Long Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Behold the Butterfly
Monarchs flit far afield; other species stick close to home
By Priscilla Long Wednesday, March 20, 2013
I’m Going Native
Why my beautiful butterfly bush is no better than kudzu
By Priscilla Long Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Please Pass the Salt
Our bodies need sodium chloride—in moderation
By Priscilla Long Wednesday, March 6, 2013
The Higgs Boson
Elusive, long-sought, a defining moment of the 21st century
By Priscilla Long Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Remembering Steve
A tribute to my friend Stephen Jay Gould
By Priscilla Long Wednesday, July 3, 2013
How Mauve Was Her Garment
The effect of coal tar on Queen Victoria’s gown
By Priscilla Long Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Saturn
How the sixth planet from the sun is like a rubber duck
By Priscilla Long Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Darwin’s Finches
In the Galápagos, a speed course on evolution
By Priscilla Long Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Those Other Ancestors
Neandertals were big, with bigger intellects than you might think
By Priscilla Long Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Our National Raptor
The bald eagle makes a big impression, but its voice is small
By Priscilla Long Wednesday, May 1, 2013
