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There are prime bird viewing spots near Harvard Square for those interested in getting in on some serious bird action. The Help-line reports that in the Spring, Mount Auburn Cemetery is a hot-spot for migrant birds, and in the winter Plum Island and other coastal areas harbor wintering ducks. Mass. Audubon even has a sanctuary in Newton with an extensive data base for hardcore bird addicts. Yet despite the proliferation of bird-watching opportunities, some students remain unenthusiastic. "It seems like it would be kind of boring," comments Kristin A. Bevington...
...completely abandon the river. Cross over to the Business School side as quick as possible and head towards Boston; the path gets especially beautiful near the hatch-shell. Feeling particularly adventurous? Head into Boston and keep your eyes peeled for the State House. On your way back, work your way through the Boston Common and the Public Garden. (About 10 miles...
...leave your Joy squeeze bottle of fox urine cover-scent anywhere near the kitchen...
...scientists unveiled evidence in the journal Nature Thursday of entire underground oceans on no less than two of Jupiter's moons. Europa and Callisto were long suspected to bear icy crusts, but at a decidely chilly 483 million miles from the Sun, nobody expected these rocks to be anywhere near tropical enough for the liquid stuff. "If we find out four and a half billion years after the formation of the solar system that there's still enough heat that ice will melt on the interior of these bodies," said Margaret Kivelson, one of the researchers behind the study...
...worst Nielsens of any Series, breaking last year's nadir. And that Series was exciting (or so I hear). All the shiny new ballparks are full -- at least when McGwire or Sosa is playing. But these days, it's the ratings that matter, and baseball is getting dangerously near (gasp!) hockey territory. Maybe if Fox could put a camera in Don Zimmer's belly button...