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The Nature and Art of Fireworks

They say what goes up must come down. And when fireworks fall back to earth, they can deliver some heavy duty metals and toxics. But is that pollution enough to keep them grounded?

Winter Solstice Past and Present: Return of the Sun

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Alaska Winter Solstice

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Reveling in the Summer Solstice

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The Roots of Christmas in Natures Rythms

Steve talks with author Marian Weinstein about the origins of Christmas traditions in early Anglo-Saxon celebrations of the northern winter solstice, and about the influence of the solstice on the psychology of the season.

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