Lesser celandine is spreading quickly in lower Michigan, prompting an effort to combat this evasive European plant. However, in spite of the threat to native wildflowers, it is still legal to buy and sell within our state. A small group of advocates is pushing for regulations while urging gardeners to remain alert…

The Zooniverse project I started the other day, was a smaller one which ran out of current data, so this morning I began my third one, Solar Jet Hunters. It’s something right up my alley, since I’ve always been strongly attracted to solar research. In fact, if I could start a new career in astrophysics, this would wind up being my course of study. And what timing, since we just had a North American solar eclipse on Monday…