High resolution macro of Wasp found in Greece

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Of Damsels and Dragons

These common insects are extraordinary in many ways
laughing bay

Is Baby Talk Genetic?

Everyone speaks to babies the same way.
a colorful branch of Nyssa leaves

August First, and the First Autumn Indicator

Even as we move toward mid-summer, the early harbingers of autumn bring color to the forest.
field of fireflies flashing

Fireflies, and the Evolution of Photic Signaling

We love to see them on a warm summer evening.

How to save the world, two cups at a time.

Dedicated volunteers monitor sites to clean up toxic legacies of a century of coal mining.

Broods XI and XII, the extinct cohorts of periodical cicadas.

Can you find any periodical cicadas this year?
kayaks on shore

Otter River

A day on the river brings nice rewards for an experienced nature lover
A young bamboo shoot among old shoots

Bamboozled By The Fastest Plant Alive

Bamboo is the fastest plant on the planet, and so much more.

Locust Trees and their Low-Cost Leaves

Locust trees grow fast, why do they have such “loser” leaves?