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What's the buzz this summer?

2013-06-10 00:02:42

Periodical cicadas -- the 1 1/2-inch-long slow-flying insects with dark bodies and red eyes -- appear only once in 13 or 17 years.


Stargazing: Moon meets Venus and Mercury

Stargazing: Moon meets Venus and Mercury

2013-06-10 00:01:34

This week a thin crescent moon will be in the west-northwestern sky with bright Venus and fainter Mercury.


Let the stargazing parties begin

2013-06-06 00:18:40

There are several different sites at which local residents can observe the stars with the help of telescopes.


Le'ts learn from the past: Fort Pitt

2013-06-06 00:15:01

Point State Park and Fort Pitt have played important roles in the early history of the United States.


'Hokey Pokey' author creates another imaginative world

2013-05-07 00:20:06

Jerry Spinelli's latest novel gives a Wild West feel to a tale about a stolen bike.


Remembering E.L. Konigsburg

Remembering E.L. Konigsburg

2013-05-07 00:02:13

The author known for such books as "From the Mixed-up files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" aimed to fill a void she saw as a child.


Old pets can benefit from physical therapy

2013-05-06 00:11:51

Many of the same techniques and equipment that help humans regain their ability to move can also work on animals, especially dogs.


Stargazing: Venus returns to evening sky

Stargazing: Venus returns to evening sky

2013-05-06 00:09:02

Over its 548-day cycle, Earth's sister planet goes from an evening start to a morning star and back to evening again.


Book for young readers: A true story from Egypt demonstrates kids' love of libraries

2013-04-29 00:13:00

This volume tells the story of how a group of young people circled around a library to protect its books during 2011 protests in Egypt.


Stargazing: Celestial bookends

Stargazing: Celestial bookends

2013-04-29 00:10:52

Jupiter, our bright "evening star" since December, sits opposite the sky from Saturn, the other largest planet in the solar system this week


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