Lukas Guides
Explorations at the frontiers of natural history and language.

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15
May
balsamroot flowers

On the Road

Supporting the newsletter with events and presentations
2 min read
08
May
arrowleaf balsamroot

Blazing Balsamroot

Celebrating the peak of spring with an arrowleaf balsamroot superbloom
4 min read
01
May
moss

Our Brilliant Bryosphere

Bringing light to a hidden world underfoot
4 min read
24
Apr
grass roots

How the Grass Grows

Reaching Up from Below
4 min read
17
Apr
Disney poster

Faux Lemming

Standing on the edge of falsehoods
3 min read
10
Apr
fly on flower

Electrostatic Ecology

All charged up and ready to go
5 min read
03
Apr
gopher

Gopher It

An overlooked ecosystem engineer
4 min read
27
Mar
migrating geese

Quantum Migration

The biggest journeys in the animal world might be powered by the smallest of factors.
5 min read
20
Mar
sun behind Mt.Fuji

The Real New Year

Different cultures celebrate the new year on very different dates but some dates don't make much sense.
4 min read
13
Mar
graph of albedo decline

Losing Albedo

The Earth's albedo is declining, why does that matter?
4 min read