When most people imagine rainforest predators, they think of jaguars, harpy eagles, or anacondas. These are the animals that appear […]
Thousands of ants surge across the forest floor, overwhelming insects, spiders, and other small animals in their path. To most […]
On a recent trip to research insect populations, I visited a small sliver of the Chihuahua desert that runs through […]
Defining Biodiversity Species By some measures, worldwide biodiversity may be increasing. At the same time the rate of extinction, due […]
Only a few years ago (2013 – 2015) most of the kelp forests of Northern California disappeared. Ninety percent of […]
Sometime between 500 and 600 million years ago, the very first coral species appeared on earth. Of course, no one […]
Madagascar is a land of wonders. Most species living on this, the World’s fourth largest island, are found nowhere else. […]
A new plastic ban is in effect in Pune, Maharashtra, located in western India. I visited in July, shortly after […]
Nostalgic Days Do you miss the days when all you had to worry about when cutting the grass was a […]
Vaquita Rescue Program Setback A rescue program to save the vaquita, the world’s most endangered cetation (whales, dolphins and porpoises), […]
Painful stings leave an impression. Everyone who has ever been stung has a story to tell. Some of the stories […]
Another species of marine mammal is on the verge of extinction. The Vaquita (Phocoena sinus), a small porpoise endemic to […]