#bioPGH Blog
A resource of Biophilia: Pittsburgh, #bioPGH is a weekly blog and social media series that aims to encourage both children and adults to reconnect with nature and enjoy what each of our distinctive seasons has to offer. From the best times to plant seasonal flora and enjoy their peak blooms, to astronomical events and creatures to keep an eye and ear out for, Phipps will keep you in the know with what’s going on in our environment!
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Feb 102022#bioPGH Blog: A Crash Course into Weather
What would cause a winter storm like we saw last week? Is that normal within weather patterns — and what exactly is weather anyway?
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Feb 032022#bioPGH blog – To Prickle or Not to Prickle: Holly Leaves and Epigenetics
Plants have a variety of ways to make themselves a bit less appealing to a salad-seeking animal, and one fascinating strategy actually involves modifying how their leaves read their own DNA! Let’s check it out....
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Jan 272022#bioPGH: Those Frozen Fractals All Around
Let’s take a look at the flurry of activity it takes to create…snow!
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Jan 202022#bioPGH Blog: Chickadee Hybrid Zone
You might actually spy two different kinds of chickadees in our area...
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Jan 132022#bioPGH Blog: Nature’s Antifreeze
How do you manage the cold with no feathers, fur, fat, and no way to migrate?
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Jan 052022#bioPGH: The Boom Over the ‘Burgh
Western Pennsylvania ushered in 2022 with a meteor!
