#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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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!
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Dec 302021#bioPGH Blog: In Memory of E.O. Wilson, 1929 – 2021
We at Phipps are saddened to learn of the passing of biologist and writer E.O. Wilson. In his seminal 1984 book Biophilia, Dr. Wilson explored the evolutionary underpinning of an innate human desire to be connected to the natural...
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Dec 302021#bioPGH Blog: Lake Turnover
Why does the water in a lake flip itself seasonally?
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Dec 222021#bioPGH Blog: Birders in the Mist
Interested in taking part in a longstanding science tradition?
