Archimedes Notebook

The season is tilting away from winter, but there's plenty of "winter" stuff to see outside. So head out on a scavenger hun...

Frozen bubble (CC use by Max Pixel ) Can you freeze a bubble? Sure. All you need is some heavy-duty winter-weather bubble mix and a wan...

 Look for homes in trees: nests, cavities, cocoons, and chrysalises. Record your observations in images, colors, and words Rememb...

Squirrels are pretty smart. Not only can they figure out the best route to your birdfeeder, but they remember where they’ve hidden nu...

Every winter we hang a bird feeder from the clothesline. We fill it with sunflower seeds and millet and thistle... a whole mix of nutritio...

We get a lot of ice here in upstate New York... different kinds of ice, depending on the season. Early on, when the cold is a novelty, we ...

Nothing says "winter" like icicles. Those are the frozen spikes that form when dripping water freezes. If you don't hav...

photo by Sophia at Mamasaymamaso I've got a snow globe that I love - and a magic wand full of glitter and tiny stars and moons. And ...

Sounds seem crisper in winter. If you listen, you can hear the hiss of icy pellets hitting the ground, the sharp calls of birds slicing th...

Last week I wrote about the snow fleas hopping all over my ski tracks. Turns out lots of insects have similar strategies for dealing ...