From Chinese astronomers, to Medieval monks to Arabic scholars, humans have always known the world is changing around them and by studying those changes they might be able to understand and predict how best to weather (literally, in this case) those changes. Glad to see that scholastic tradition continue, particularly in an age of denial and outright lies.
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When it comes to producing definitive proof of climate change, one limitation is the lack of data about past weather conditions. In a newly published study in the journal Weather, Spanish scientists turned to an unexpected source for …
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February 28, 2012
More technological advances in the never-ending battle against the Sciurus >Menace…
During the summer, the yard may have held flowers and been bathed in bright sunshine, but the winter can be cold, dark and barren without birds to fly around and liven things up. Wild birds are lively and colorful, and the seed you supply will keep them around and help sustain them through the winter. They are endlessly fascinating to watch and hear, and they really don’t eat very much.
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February 27, 2012
Photo: Oxmoor House Story by Ann Taylor Pittman and Tim Cebula
Our Most Common Cooking Mistakes
Every cook, being human, errs, bungles, botches, and screws up in the kitchen once in a while. If you have not “caramelized” fruit in salt rather than sugar, you have not suffered the most embarrassing mistake made by one of our editors. We did not have to look much farther than our staff―and their encounters with readers, friends, and relatives―to compile a list of 25 common, avoidable culinary boo-boos.
The creative cook can often cook her way out of a kitchen error, but
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February 27, 2012
Super cute micro-trailers for towing. And since these are “European” sized, it means that the average American vehicle can tow half a dozen of them! Kind of like a highway based railroad train. Ok, not safely, but it is an amusing image.
This trailer was originally built in 1961 by the German trailer company, Knaus. For its 50th anniversary, Knaus is selling the redesigned Schwalbennest in a limited edition retro design.
The diminutive trailer is just over 12 feet long and about 7 feet high. It weighs about 1,245 lbs. and has a maximum load capacity of about 400 lbs. …
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February 27, 2012
Hand warmer season is probably approaching its end for many of us, but this is still a nifty tip. I wonder if some crafty creator could fashion a pair of gloves with convenient pouches so you could also DIY load them yourselves (Yes, I know there are commercial versions)?
Everybody has seen them, the instant hand warmers sold during the winter months for insane prices. However In this instructable Im going to show you an easy way to make an instant handwarmer with things that you proably have liying around your house!
Its a little odd for me to be
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February 27, 2012
