Scientist
TO THE ORNOTHOLOGIST
A poem by Jamie O'Hara Laurens.
THROUGH A DIFFERENT LENS
Science as a first love. By Callie Leuck.
THE OAK TREE GENETICIST
Paul Gugger uses genes to predict the fate of oak trees in the face of climate change. By Amelia Taylor-Hochberg.
THE GROUND SQUIRRELS OF IDAHO
Discover the unexpected thrill of small mammal research. By Grace Vaziri.
COLD-FASHIONED BEAUTIES
The physics and physicists behind snowflakes. By Amelia Taylor-Hochberg.
SOMETHING IN THE FISH
There is something in the fish of Madre de Dios, Peru. You wouldn't know by looking at them– the fish look normal and they taste great– but the something may threaten the health of thousands of people. By David Gonzalez.
Watermelon Field-Sangria: Fossil Hunting in Hungary
Paleontologist Darcy Shapiro takes us fossil hunting in Rudabánya, northeastern Hungary, and shares her recipe for a crisp, refreshing field-sangria.
Meditating with a Dinosaur
On life and death: Amy McDermott leads morning meditation with Sue the T.rex, at the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois.
The Provisions of Landscape
Landscape-architect-in-training Sophie Krause shows us landscapes as a lens to view the world, and shares 5 ways you can treat your surroundings more responsibly.
THE SKY ISLANDS OF THE ANDES
Take a walk through the soaring peaks of the tropical alpine. In this world of wild extremes, it is summer by day, and winter by night. By Holly McKelvey, with photos by Daniela Martinez Medina.
GETTING OUT
No matter where you live or what you do, summer is the time to get outside and play. Photographs by Chris Whiting.
THE SECULARITY PARADOX
Joshua Conrad Jackson tackles the scientific study of religion.
ON LIONFISH AND JAGUARS
Can we stall one of the most devastating marine invasions in history? More importantly, should we? By Joe Curtis.
12 WAYS TO FIND NATURE IN THE BIG CITY
Finding the wild amidst skyscrapers and taxis. By Amy Wray.
COLD LIGHT OF THE DISTANT HEAVENS
Cosmologist Kevin Crowley's six weeks in the high desert of Chile.
TICK TALK ON THE CLOCK
In which former tetrapod loyalist Amy Wray finds out that invertebrates are awesome too.
Letting Nature Speak Up
Along a protected stretch of the California coastline, Holly McKelvey teaches visitors to love their local environment by building a relationship with the landscape. Welcome to the personal side of environmental education.
Not Quite Wild: The Animals We've Met Along the Way
Cats at the research station, dogs on the farm– these are the domestic animals we've met in the field.
Space-Time Traveling in Patagonia
Karel Mundnich take us into the future, and into the past, on a journey to the heart of Chilean Patagonia.