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Inside Solano County's state prison kitchen, where dignity and purpose are on the menu

KAMIALI ABDULSALAM, Kami for short, has already been in the kitchen for several hours baking a batch of 100 sugar cookies ...
LAist

Pine trees, reindeers and snowflakes: 5 winter wild videos from deep look

Acorn woodpeckers live in family groups and spend winter tending their stash and defending it from thieves. Come spring, they’ll shift to insects and oak flowers, but in winter, acorns fuel their ...
Martha Stewart on MSN

These macro photos of snowflakes reveal nature’s most dazzling designs

Snowflakes appear in dozens of structures, from simple columns and stars to ornate dendrites and beyond. Ahead, we’ve ...
New Scientist

Why we all need a little festive pedantry when it comes to snowflakes

Mathematician Katie Steckles explains just why the proliferation of snowflake decorations this time of year is deeply ...

Inside a California prison's restaurant, where workers get a second chance

A restaurant inside California State Prison Solano provides a one-of-a-kind training program that provides opportunity and a ...

Q&A: The science of snowflakes—how hexagonal symmetry and environmental changes create endless designs

In the iconic "Sound of Music" score, "My Favorite Things," a young Julie Andrews lists snowflakes as objects that bring her ...