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The best thing about reading is that no matter what interests you, you’ll find a book on that topic. As proof, take a look at what our WGN Radio Book Club of readers have read and recommend, from ...
So, if you're wondering which books to pick up right now—whether ... Adichie’s return to nonfiction is a meditation on community, womanhood, and African identity in a fragmented world.
Danielle Adams with the Flagstaff Dark Skies Coalition said the city is one of the rare and lucky places in the world where the galaxy is on full display. “Dark skies are for everyone,” Adams ...
Oregon has gained a reputation as something of a dark sky paradise. While Oregonians have long known about the particularly dark skies in some of the more rural parts of the state — which allow ...
CASS COUNTY, Mich. (WNDU) - It’s International Dark Sky Week — an annual week-long event that aims to raise awareness about light pollution and promote the preservation of dark skies.
Due to light pollution, dark skies are sadly becoming increasingly rare to find across the nation. But some destinations are working to preserve their starry nights. Utah, a state renowned for its ...
"Just as blue sunlight scatters in the Earth's atmosphere and makes the sun look slightly less blue, light from a strong blue, rich white street light enters your eyeball, scatters around in your ...
The second installment of the Pulitzer Prize winner’s trilogy about the war animates an entire world — from battlefields and ...
Stephen Hummel, the Dark Skies Initiative coordinator for the McDonald Observatory in Fort Davis, talked about the threat in a recent interview with the Texas Standard. Despite the light ...
“Dark Skies” was one of the first sci-fi movies I ever watched. I was probably a little too young at the time (it felt like pure nightmare fuel back then), but I was completely hooked nonetheles ...
the Flagstaff Dark Skies Coalition and Downtown Flagstaff Foundation will host a Starlight on the Square on April 24. Kicking off at 7 p.m. and lasting until 10 p.m. in Heritage Square ...
Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Growing up in rural Illinois, like many kids I was fascinated with the summer’s nightly ...