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Tag: Brackney
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Night Skies Monitoring Light Pollution & Mapping Galaxies
With darkness closing in early, winter was once my nemesis. Now, though, I recognize the season’s potentially significant citizen science value. Theoretically, the leafless…
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Mary Ann Macklin: Activist Minister
It was that nagging little voice inside—along with some encouragement from Mom—that ultimately set Mary Ann Macklin on her true path. Macklin, senior minister…
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How State Government Restricts What City of Bloomington Can Do
State legislators may squawk about federal government overreach, but most states, including Indiana, have their own “home rule” laws enabling them to snatch powers…
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David Polly: Paleontologist
As a professor of geological sciences at Indiana University, David Polly uses the past to divine our climatic future. Polly studies how vertebrate animals…
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Missing Persons: How You Can Solve Cold Cases
Citizen science work isn’t all about saving threatened flora and fauna.
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Bloomington: A Pet-Friendly Place
Bloomington is a city that makes it easy to have—and to be—a companion animal. Here you’ll find 30-plus miles of walking trails peppered with…
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The Many Ways Our Food Bank Gathers Produce for the Hungry
With its bustling farmers’ markets and ever-growing interest in farm-to-table cuisine, it’s no secret that Bloomington residents have an appetite for locally grown produce.…
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Bumble Bee Watch, Science for True Bee-lievers
His face patina-ed with sweat and panic, I recently watched as my neighbor hopped around inside his screened porch swatting a couple of “bumblebees”…
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Kelley School Grads Develop Allergy-Friendly Snack Bar
According to Food Allergy Research & Education reports, 15 million Americans have serious food allergies. From 1997 to 2008, nut sensitivity in children has…