Want to Try Camera Trapping? Check Out This New Guide

Camera trapping combines old-fashioned field skills with the latest technology. A new guide will get you started.

Matthew L. Miller

Why You’re Seeing More Hawks at Your Birdfeeder

Hawks are reclaiming the city. A new study examines the factors most influencing this recolonization.

Matthew L. Miller

The Cool Green Holiday Book Review 2018

Six books for the nature lover or conservationist on your holiday list.

Matthew L. Miller

Amazing Sands From Around the World

Sand comes in an absolute rainbow of colors — from teal to orange to black, white, blue, and even pink — but only if you know where to look.

Justine E. Hausheer

Secret Confessions of A Sand Collector

Most people don’t love sand. Unless, like me, they’re an arenophile.

Justine E. Hausheer

Australian Magpies Are The Real Angry Birds

Spring often brings stories of watchful bird parents defending their nests. But nowhere is this swooping season as terrifying as Australia

Justine E. Hausheer

11 Wildly Colored Moths to Brighten Your Day

A celebration of the beauty of moths.

Kelsey Roseth

Should We Let Kids Eat Dirt?

What does the science say about kids, dirt and germs?

Christine Peterson

Possum Terrors and Rediscovering Urban Wildlife

How a move across the world - and a terrifying possum - helped me rediscover urban wildlife.

Justine E. Hausheer

Poison Ivy: Busting 6 Myths to Avoid the Itch

Avoid the itch – and learn some cool science – as we bust popular myths about poison ivy.

Lisa Ballard

Why Staying on the Trail Is Bad for Nature

Is encouraging kids to treat nature as fragile and untouchable doing more harm than good?

Matthew L. Miller

The Fish Nerd’s Holiday Book List

Five book picks for the fish nerd on your list, whether an angler, freshwater conservationist or shark fan.

Matthew L. Miller