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How Humans Tracked Seasons Before Calendars

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You can tell what month it is without a calendar—if you know where to look. A shadow that falls a little shorter than it did last week. A star that rises in a new spot. A plant that suddenly sends up shoots on the same hillside it always has. For most of human history, these were not fun observations. They were survival information. Before printed calendars and phone reminders, people still needed to answer the same hard questions: When should we plant? When will animals migrate? When

Six Flags Agrees to Sell Seven Parks Including One In St. Louis

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ST. LOUIS - Six Flags Entertainment said on Thursday, March 5, 2026, it has agreed to sell seven amusement parks, including Six Flags St. Louis in Eureka, to EPR Properties as part of what the company called an “ongoing strategy to optimize and strengthen our park portfolio.” The announcement was made Thursday morning, March 5, 2026. Six Flags said operations are expected to transition to EPR Properties after the 2026 season, with EPR partnering with Enchanted

Morpho Mania 

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The Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House hosts a special exhibition during spring break season, celebrating the final days of winter with a flood of Blue Morpho butterflies.  Morpho Mania features […]

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Myranda Levins

Spring Training

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This year, the St. Louis Aquarium is going bigger, brighter, and longer. For the first time, with two teams, freshwater grit meets saltwater flow. Two waters. One splashy showdown. Cheer […]

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Myranda Levins

This Day in History on March 6: Battle of the Alamo Ends

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On March 6, 1957, Ghana became the first country in sub-Saharan Africa to win independence from European colonial rule in the post–World War II era. The new nation emerged from Britain’s Gold Coast colony after years of political organizing, elections, and negotiations led by Kwame Nkrumah and other independence leaders. At the time, the change mattered because it showed that colonial systems could be dismantled through mass politics and constitutional steps, not only through war.