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Insect Riddles

athenssciencecafe — Sun, 29 Jul 2018 23:38:46 +0000

Any true Athenian knows that summer means sweat, more sweat and (best of all) insects! Though summers filled with no-see-ums, mosquitoes, gnats and flies may cause you to despair of their class altogether, don’t forget all the fascinating, beautiful and seemingly magical insects that make our existence possible. Whether you’re an entomologist or not you […]

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2017-2018 Monarch Numbers Down: A Battle on Two Fronts

athenssciencecafe — Sat, 14 Apr 2018 23:28:48 +0000

This year’s overwintering monarch butterfly population experienced a 14.77% decrease from the previous winter, following the trend of steady decline observed over the past two decades. These overwintering monarchs represent the individuals that survived the long-distance migration from as far north as Canada all the way down to Mexico. Causes of Decline There are several […]

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The Careful Chaos of Metamorphosis

athenssciencecafe — Thu, 23 Nov 2017 03:19:39 +0000

Imagine for a moment that you have just welcomed a beautiful baby into the world. Over the next fourteen days your baby multiplies 3,000 times in size to that of an elephant, climbs up a tree, tears off its skin, and 10 days later flies away as a pterodactyl. This probably sounds like a ridiculously […]

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Help the Earth: Let Lawns be Free

athenssciencecafe — Thu, 15 Jun 2017 16:55:18 +0000

On every flight, there is a point when you sink below the clouds and a miniature version of the world unfurls before you. This is my favorite part about flying. Right before you land, the plane glides lower and lower and you get to see the world you experience every day from a different angle. […]

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Monarch Winter Numbers Released: Reinforcing a Historically Disappointing Trend

athenssciencecafe — Sat, 18 Mar 2017 20:03:05 +0000

Banner photo credit: Hayley Schroeder As visitors wander through the Georgia State Botanical Garden, a flurry of life swells up to say “Welcome!” Daffodils greet you by the hundreds, insects buzz around your head and cherry blossoms come blushing into bloom. One might call this the perfect spring day…if it wasn’t February. While we box […]

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A Matter of Milkweed

athenssciencecafe — Sun, 25 Dec 2016 12:00:38 +0000

The Real Ultra-marathoners Pause for a minute and think about how far you travel in a day. The average American walks around 2.5 miles each day. If you are an ultra-marathoner you might cover up to 100 at most. As a runner myself, the furthest I’ve run at one time is somewhere around 16 miles. […]

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The Beauty Behind Ugly Food

athenssciencecafe — Sun, 18 Sep 2016 16:41:09 +0000

We live in a society that is obsessed with perfection. We expect perfection in our own bodies, faces, jobs and even in our food. We are all guilty of it. Imagine you are in the grocery store faced with the choice of organic or regular apples. Upon closer inspection you find the organic apples are […]

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