Forgive Me, Planet, for I Have Flown—Frequently
The other day, I half-jokingly told a Canadian friend who is a pastor that I needed to do penance for all the air travel I’m doing for work.
God of Small Things
Jeffrey Lockwood reviews E.O. Wilson’s foray into fiction.
Bullet-proof Snails
Tiny gastropod inspires a new generation of armor
Rain Maker
New windmill wrings drinking water straight from the air
Breathalyzer Test for Whales
Remote control helicopters sample bacteria from moving giants
The iCat Is on Your Tail
Robotic cat keeps tabs on your home energy consumption
A Healthy Glow
Light-emitting walls could be twice as efficient as fluorescent bulbs
Dandelion Tires
Your next set of wheels could be made of weeds
Beetle Mania
One sticky afternoon last summer, Richard Hofstetter, a beetle expert at Northern Arizona University, picked his way through yellow-green grass on the slopes of Humphreys Peak.
Up Up And Away
As pikas and other alpine species are pressured by global warming, many observers warn they wil be pushed higher and higher until they vanish like deserving souls into the ether.
