An article came out this week that 566 new words were added to dictionaries this year. In addition, 2,604 existing words received new or updated definitions. Adding new words is a sign of a healthy language. As our society evolves, so does our language. Language is how we express ourselves, and ...

Public Engagement Specialist I have always been fascinated by ripples in the water. As a child, I loved to throw pebbles in puddles and ponds and watch the patterns created by the ripples as they overlapped. The surface became an ever-changing kaleidoscope of shapes as the ripples bounced off ...

Ralph B. Simpson of Warren will be the focus of the Audubon Community Nature Center’s next First Friday Lunch Bunch. The Audubon Community Nature Center houses a collection of over 150 birds created during a time when bird collections, rather than field guides, were an important resource ...

Audubon educators are in schools several days a week teaching nature-based lessons at this time of year, working hard to tie the lessons to topics or skills students are learning in their classrooms. To do this, I was reviewing a new curriculum from a school we serve. In their English Language ...

The Audubon Community Nature Center will host its next Natural Investigators session on Saturday, Nov. 25. While glimpsing animals can be exciting, people can discover a lot about them by the signs they leave behind. On Saturday, Nov. 25, from 10 to 11:30 a.m., adults and their 8 to ...

We are bombarded with external stimuli every second of the day. Our senses constantly work to tell us what’s around, what to avoid, and what to seek out. I’m not a neuroscientist, but I imagine the number of sensory inputs we receive at any given time is huge. One of the classroom programs ...