The full moon has inspired folklore, myths, writers, and artists throughout history and has been given many names, depending on the time of year it appears. April"s first full moon is known as the pink moon, but that doesn’t mean it will appear pink against the night sky. Native Americans named it for the pink wildflowers, moss pink or creeping phlox, that bloom in the eastern US in the spring.
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Today in History
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Great horned owl fledglings
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Classical music takes center stage
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Look before you leap
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A learning garden
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Humpback whales in Maui, Hawaii
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A walk among the giants
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Point Reyes National Seashore in California
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Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
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50 years of World Heritage Sites
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A spectacle unlike any other
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On a Healing Field for Veterans Day
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English National Ballet performing The Nutcracker
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Wild lupines
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Ode to the sun
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Think deep thoughts
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International Polar Bear Day
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Combating extinction with citizen science
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Butchart Gardens in Brentwood Bay, British Columbia, Canada
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Glacial rivers in Iceland
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Museum Night in Berlin
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Sea fireflies at the seashore
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Travel Sunday: San Francisco
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April Fools Day
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Wildlife crossing, Wierden, Netherlands
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Earth seen from the International Space Station
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Waiting for winter
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Go Fly a Kite Day
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’Chess on ice’
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World Environment Day
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Plitvice Lakes National Park in Croatia
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