Dolphins and Porpoises of the Black Sea
If there were 253,000 alive before the war, then the Black Sea saw about a 25% loss of its cetacean population in a few months. And the war continues.
Book Review: Crows
At least the book was very short, especially with all the photos.
Book Review: Prairie: A Natural History
Candace Savage begins many millions of years ago to explain the geology and how the ecosystem evolved to what it was at the beginning of European settlement and continues to its present problems.
Insect Artists and Their Human Helper
Even at the bottom of a stream, an ugly insect can collect trash to make really cool works of art.
Book Review: The Homing Instinct
Bernd only has so many pages in his book, but if you mentally take things a step further, you find yourself with more questions than when you
It Takes Everybody
In the months since the last post, with hundreds of thousands dead, it is only more apparent that it really takes all of us.
Book Review: The Bird Way
A natural sequel to Ackerman’s The Genius of Birds.
Structural Coloration Part II: Bird-Tricking Berries
Pollia condensata create bright blue colors without any blue pigment through structural coloration.
Book Review: Winter World, The Ingenuity of Animal Survival
A fascinating read about animal behavior in the northeastern United States in winter.
Art as a Record of Our Natural Past
Art as a record of natural history-before “recorded history”