Conservation researchers will go to great lengths to survey birds—getting up before dawn, driving hours on back roads, undertaking grueling hikes—all for only a brief snapshot of which species or...
The chase starts when the rice field still looks like a kaleidoscope of molten-silver puddles under a pitch-dark sky. Here in Jamundí, sugarcane fields and rice crops stretch to the horizon...
Good news: If you’re familiar with bird photography, then you already have many of the skills and equipment required to photograph bugs. While often overlooked, insects and other arthropods can...
Birding connects us to the world around us as we search for and observe Earth’s stunning biodiversity. But why stop at birds? Insects and other arthropods may have a creepy-crawly reputation, but...
The chill of the February morning air nipped at Aiyana Uter’s face, bringing tears to her eyes as she lifted binoculars to examine the trees for flecks of blue. Alongside other members of Claflin...
Every year, summer officially arrives at Rowe Sanctuary with the arrival of our Platte River Safari campers. Camps (under various names) have been a cornerstone of Rowe Sanctuary’s education...
When my family and I visited my sister Annie in California last summer, I was excited to see her new house—but more excited to meet a neighbor she’d told me a lot about. Despite being a frequent...
One morning in April 2024, a tractor trailer holding 5,500 books parked beside a low stucco building in California. Waiting inside among empty shelves and used furniture, Lyzy Lusterman found herself...
22734Goldfinches, by Mary Oliver, illustrated by Melissa Sweet, 40 pages, $19. Available here from Penguin Random House (ages 4-8).Few writers have captured birds—and what it feels like to love the...
When huge companies assert their patents, smaller businesses and public plant breeders are dissuaded from conducting research that might not be illegal at all.
Any book can be a beach read with the right attitude. Why not spend your summer diving deep into avian intelligence, taking parenting lessons from other species, or picturing yourself in the time of...
A newly drafted Pittsburgh Steelers player asked whether the city’s rivers are safe for swimming. A water researcher explains what ‘swimmable’ really means regarding the three rivers.