Archimedes Notebook

  While walking around a park in Salt Lake City a couple weeks ago, I noticed all the scrubby oaks had empty acorn caps attached at the ends...

  Monarch and Mourning Cloak: A Butterfly Journal  by Melissa Stewart; illus. by Sarah S. Brannen  48 pages; ages 4-8 ‎Beach Lane Books, 202...

 Last week I was hiking in Wasatch Hollow, a small nature preserve tucked behind a neighborhood in Salt Lake City. It felt like spring was n...

Today I've got a couple books about animal homes to share. Our theme: animals, nature, environment.  Who Nests Here?  by Karen Jameson; ...

 Winter is a great time to take a closer look at shrubs and trees. You might find interesting fungi or lichens or...  ... knobby galls on yo...