Naturalist at Large

April 2017

Adaptive Aesthetics

October 2015

A Matter of Degrees

Comparing the rewards of small-scale farming to those recounted by Thoreau

Forget the opium, savor the poppy flowers

Science has its rewards and punishments

November 2009

Discover gray whales in the isolated San Ignacio lagoon

To understand the origins of our universe, we must be prepared to undertake a risky journey.

How humans ignored some plant defenses and became attracted to their taste and smell