Year: 2011

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Try to enjoy nature during the holidays

Dr. Lowman’s latest Nature’s Secrets column in newsobserver.com: Christmas lists abound with “stuff” that is usually manufactured, bought, discarded, and ultimately piles up in landfills.

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Alternatives to truly ‘rare earth’

Dr. Lowman’s latest Nature’s Secrets column in newsobserver.com: Yttrium, promethium, europium and luterium may sound like mythological characters, but they’re rare-earth elements that comprise the

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