Frank Kaczmarek 12/17/21 Frank Kaczmarek 12/17/21

The Outside Story: How to preserve a snowflake – really

Wilson Bentley (1865-1931) lived his entire life in Jericho, Vermont, where he developed a passion for snowflakes at an early age.

Frank Kaczmarek 11/12/21 Frank Kaczmarek 11/12/21

The Outside Story: It takes gall(s) to make this ink

What do the following items have in common: the Declaration of Independence, Da Vinci’s notebooks, Bach’s musical scores, Rembrandt’s drawings, Shakespeare’s plays, and the Magna Carta?

Frank Kaczmarek 10/22/21 Frank Kaczmarek 10/22/21

The Outside Story: Of fungi and fairy rings

My German mother was a highly superstitious soul, especially when it came to the natural world. Case in point, one day a “fairy ring” of mushrooms appeared in our yard.

Frank Kaczmarek 7/15/21 Frank Kaczmarek 7/15/21

The Outside Story: How flowers get their color

To quote the French dramatist Jean Giradoux, “The flower is the poetry of reproduction.