NSTA Press author Richard Konicek-Moran has always been challenged and inspired by what he calls Everyday Science Mysteries, those events you stumble on that make you ponder “why on Earth….” or “what could that be?”  Dick cleverly captures and shares in his books the wonderful ways teachers can turn those everyday mysteries into teaching opportunities.  When he’s not writing new books for NSTA Press, Dick and his wife, Kathleen, travel between their Massachusetts home and their home in Florida, where they volunteer in the Everglades. Dick’s new blog takes readers inside his Everglades experience. Check out his recent posts on how the January cold snap in Florida is affecting that complex ecosystem.  And visit NSTA’s Science Store to preview Dick Konicek-Moran’s newest volume in the book series, Even More Everyday Science Mysteries: Stories for Inquiry-Based Science Teaching. We’ve posted a free chapter from the new book as a preview:  See “Here’s the Crusher,” an everyday mystery related to air pressure.