Stories by Nell Durfee

Are 2 Snowflakes Ever Identical?

Is the “unique snowflake” just flake news? Mother Nature might never produce two identical snowflakes, thanks to the near-infinite variability of the conditions affecting ice crystal formation...

January 29, 2019 — Nell Durfee

Biology

How Do Birds Know to Fly South?

Birds such as the Arctic tern used magnetic particles and eye pigments to navigate.

October 25, 2018 — Nell Durfee