Why Does Biodiversity Matter?
Tiny ants. Mighty blue whales. Ancient redwood trees. Newborn panda cubs. Millions of different animals, plants, fungi, bacteria, and other living things
The Future of Antarctica
Cliffs of blue-white ice rise high over the dark, cold sea. Penguins and seals dive in the waves while seabirds wheel in
Fascinating Forest Fungi
My new article explores the amazing world of forest fungi. They explore. The form vast networks. They exchange messages and nutrients with
The Greening of the City
This article appears in the December 2020 issue of Front Vision, an educational Chinese-language magazine for kids. It is reproduced here with permission. Read about
Climate Change vs Fracking
Four years ago, I attended a fascinating talk by Richard Alley about melting ice and climate change at the AAAS conference in