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Drones to the rescue

Researchers in Switzerland have created a “smart” drone (unmanned aircraft) that can follow a forest trail–all by itself. The drones use a camera to “see” what lies ahead. The scientists used a deep neural network to program the flying bot.

Alison March 8, 2016 Inspired inventions 1 Comment Read more

Scientists discover deep-water octopod

Given how much of the world people have explored, you would think that scientists had discovered all the species out there. But new discoveries continue to happen. Take this “remarkable little octopod” discovered at 5,000 feet below sea level —

Alison March 6, 2016 Awesome Animals, Nature No Comments Read more

Death Valley in full bloom

Death Valley is one of the hottest places on the planet, and most of the time, it’s sandy and barren. But when rain falls, all that changes. Seeds that lay hidden in the soil (sometimes for years) burst open and

Alison February 25, 2016 Nature No Comments Read more

First book signing!

Last week was a huge one for me. First we got the outdoor classroom installed at my kids’ school. Then on Saturday, I had my first book signing at the Bookworm Book Store in Omaha, Nebraska–and sold out of books

Alison August 31, 2015September 1, 2015 Alison's Adventures, Nature No Comments Read more

New outdoor classroom–now in!

Here it is, the culmination of something I have poured my heart and soul into for the past two years: the outdoor classroom is in! I applied for the main grant for this space two years ago. That school year,

Alison August 25, 2015 Alison's Adventures, education, Environment, Nature 1 Comment Read more

Big project underway!

It’s been a long, crazy few months, but I am very excited about a project I’ve been heading up: my kids’ school is getting a spectacular sustainable outdoor classroom. The schools is one of 30 in Nebraska that is part

Alison August 24, 2015 Alison's Adventures, education, Environment, Nature No Comments Read more

Just moosing around

This is the cutest thing I’ve seen this week, because moose … in a sprinkler.

Alison June 10, 2015June 9, 2015 Awesome Animals, Nature No Comments Read more

Alison’s adventures: When bees swarm

Beekeeping! It’s a great hobby. And if your bees do well (which isn’t a guarantee), they’ll eventually get a bit crowded. When that happens, they rear up some new queens by feeding eggs a special substance called “royal jelly.” (Tasty

Alison May 15, 2015May 11, 2015 Alison's Adventures, Awesome Animals, Nature No Comments Read more

Alison’s adventures: Keeping bees

Once up on a time, I was a beekeeper. Now it wasn’t my dream to work with bees. In fact, when my biology professor offered me a job in his lab for the summer, I almost turned him down. Because,

Alison May 11, 2015 Alison's Adventures, Awesome Animals, Nature 1 Comment Read more

Jellyfish cousin stuns scientists

Scientists discover unusual deep-sea siphonophore Scientists discovered this remarkable creature, called a siphonophore, while exploring the ocean floor with a submarine. Although it looks a bit like a sawfish, it’s actually a relative of corals and jellies. Like its cnidarian

Alison May 5, 2015May 4, 2015 Awesome Animals, Discoveries, Nature, Weird No Comments Read more
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