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What Causes the Northern Lights?
The aurora borealis, beautiful lights in the sky, have long been a mystery to me. Even after seeing them in the flesh and doing some research, I still only grasped the most basic principles on what causes the lights.
I’m happy to say that after extended reading, I, like anyone that isn’t a chemistry or physics major, will probably never have a full understanding of what the Northern Lights are. But from one lay-person to another, just what are the northern lights...

Travel in Norway: To go, or not to go?
Norway! The land of majestic fjords, heart-breakingly beautiful mountains and coastlines, magical forests, colorful and spritely fishing villages, and lots of lots of prosperity. (It’s also where much of Star Wars was filmed!) While in this author’s...

East Africa’s Best Experiences
East Africa: Lions, Gorillas, and Wildebeests, Oh My!
Africa, close to twice the size of South America is simply a massive place. It is home to diversity so broad and complex it’s impossible to talk about any one “Africa”. To that end, we’re here to present our list: East Africa’s Best Experiences. East...

Arctic Oil: Abandon Ship
The Chukchi Sea – Not pictured: The oil in question
Somewhere right now, thousands of environmentalists are probably still reeling from a few nights of wild celebration. Whether they were a deciding factor or not, (and they likely were not) Shell has decided to abandon their plans to drill for oil and...