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Blue Moons: myths, facts, history, and dates

by Borgna Brunner and Anne Marie Imbornoni Related Links Perpetual CalendarBlue Moon Resources Blue Moon Page"What's a Blue Moon?" from Sky & Telescope Blue Moons 2010–2015 Aug. 2012 Second…

Coral Seas (Blue Planet: Seas of Life)

Distributor:Discovery Channel Vivid cinematography takes viewers to the ocean’s coral reefs teeming with life in this two-part Emmy Award-winning video. Richard Attenborough’s narrative combined…

Deep Sea Drilling Project

(Encyclopedia) Deep Sea Drilling Project, U.S. program designed to investigate the evolution of ocean basins by core drilling of ocean sediments and underlying oceanic crust. Funded by the National…

Kerry blue terrier

(Encyclopedia) Kerry blue terrier, breed of large, sturdy terrier perfected in Ireland more than 100 years ago. It stands from 17 to 19 in. (43.2–48.3 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs from 30 to…

blue-green algae

(Encyclopedia) blue-green algae, popular name for those microorganisms that are now more properly called cyanobacteria.

Blue Mountains, Australia

(Encyclopedia) Blue Mountains, region of New South Wales, SE Australia. Located W of Sydney, this elevation is actually a plateau forming part of the Great Dividing Range.

Richard Whiting BLUE, Congress, KS (1841-1907)

BLUE, Richard Whiting, a Representative from Kansas; born near Parkersburg, Wood County, Va. (now West Virginia), September 8, 1841; worked on a farm in the summertime and studied in the…