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Steve has blossomed into a magnificent Maine coon and treasured member of the family.<br>Photo by Ger Erickson
Splendor – our gift to animals
On a bright Friday morning, Leia laced up her Nikes and took a run through Heron Park in Brentwood. As she skirted the fence tracing the park’s eastern border, she realized she had company. A small...
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At Pescadero Beach, a length of surf gets its “cane” kicked away. The segment on the right strikes the rocks at the optimal point of collapse, while the collapse of the left segment is consummated in a translucent curved curtain. Photo by Ger Erickson
Beneath the surface of surf
Why does a wave crash? What physical forces produce the aesthetic event?
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Hong Kong, the most light-polluted city on the planet, flaunts a megawatt display every night. pag.obg.cuhk.edu.hk
Phony photons pollute the night
Our inefficient artificial light wastes energy, scrambles the life patterns of wildlife and disrupts human biorhythms.
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Owl’s clover stands sentinel on the summit of Round Valley Regional Preserve.<br>Photo by Ger Erickson
Spring puts the petal to the metal
It’s time to lace up the hiking shoes and hit the trail. Spring’s technicolor show is taking the stage, and our neighborhood boasts some of the best seats in the house.
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Graphic by John Carter/Brentwood Press
At the business end of the shooting gallery
What sort of destruction would a 1-kilometer asteroid dish out? It would make global thermonuclear war look like an episode of “Downton Abbey.”
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