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What Does Fecund Mean? The Word Amanda Thought Was a Fungus
Published on: 07/10/2026
What does fecund mean? Fertile, fruitful and endlessly productive. Plus the ancient root it shares with fetus, feminine and felicity, and why it isn't fungus.
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What Is the Bortle Scale? The UV Index for Darkness, and Why Your Backyard Is Probably a 9
Published on: 28/09/2026
What is the Bortle scale? The 1-to-9 rating of night-sky darkness, why most big cities score a 9, and how dark it has to get before you see the Milky Way.
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What Is an Asterism? The Big Dipper Was Never a Constellation, and It's Still the Most Useful Thing in the Sky
Published on: 26/09/2026
What is an asterism? Why the Big Dipper was never a constellation, how its pointer stars still find north, and why Polaris is only the 48th brightest star.
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