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    Did the Solar Eclipse Cause Farmed Salmon to Stage a Massive Jailbreak?

    Did the Solar Eclipse Cause Farmed Salmon to Stage a Massive Jailbreak?

    By Katherine Ripley On Aug. 19, around 4 p.m., 5,000 salmon escaped from Cooke Aquaculture, an aquaculture farm in the Puget Sound in Washington. There have been some anecdotal accounts of animals behaving strangely in response to the solar eclipse that happened on Aug. 21. Could this salmon jailbreak have been the animals’ reaction to […]

    The Great American Solar Eclipse of 2017: What, When, How?

    The Great American Solar Eclipse of 2017: What, When, How?

    Just yesterday at my local supermarket checkout line, I was innocently asked why I needed to pick up a pair of solar eclipse glasses. “Um, because I could go blind,” I responded. “You should get a pair, too.” You see, I happen to live on the South Carolina coast, which is right on the path […]

    How the Solar Industry Is Getting Ready for the Great American Eclipse

    How the Solar Industry Is Getting Ready for the Great American Eclipse

    This August, Americans will have a rare opportunity to see a total solar eclipse from their homeland, but it will also be a misfortune for solar arrays nationwide. The Great American Solar Eclipse, as scientists and enthusiasts are referring to it, will be Aug. 21 and people from across the globe are expected to be […]