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Not All Fossils Belong to Dinosaurs
Let’s face it–dinosaurs are more exciting than the “other” residents of our distant past. But that doesn’t change the fact that they existed. After taking a look at this article, I realized there is far more to ancient history than ginormous lizards. As an author I need to extrapolate beyond the obvious in order to…
Today, the Moon. Tomorrow, the Stars!
These are very interesting times indeed. We’ve landed on Mars, set up a super telescope out in space that reveals amazing new data, and we’re planning to set up shop on the Moon. Wait, what was that last part? Yes, according to this article, we are closer than ever to not only landing on the…
Little Monsters with Super Powers
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The Final Frontier…For Real
Captain Kirk is finally launching into space. Wait, that doesn’t sound right. No, it’s actually William Shatner, the actor who played Captain Kirk in the original Star Trek TV series and the first set of movies, who is launching to the stars at the ripe young age of 90. What an amazing culmination of a…
