Mar

20

The Real New Year

Different cultures celebrate the new year on very different dates but some dates don't make much sense.

Mar 20, 2025

4 min read

Mar

13

Losing Albedo

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

Mar 13, 2025

4 min read

Mar

06

Catkinology

Let's look more closely at catkins and see what we can learn about them

Mar 6, 2025

6 min read

Feb

27

Lazarus Taxon

Small islands of hope in sobering times

Feb 27, 2025

4 min read

Feb

20

Going Rogue

Freak ocean waves have only recently moved from the realm of folklore to serious scientific study

Feb 20, 2025

4 min read

Feb

13

So Cute I Could Eat You

On the paradox of cute aggression and dimorphous expressions

Feb 13, 2025

3 min read

Feb

06

Eating Sunspots

How solar cycles impact life on Earth

Feb 6, 2025

5 min read

Jan

30

Shattered Raindrops

One surprising way that plants and animals stay dry in the rain

Jan 30, 2025

5 min read

Jan

23

Standing on Ice

The Hot and Cold of Regional Heterothermy

Jan 23, 2025

5 min read

Jan

16

The Little Sliver That Could

Why Panama matters and how it shaped the world

Jan 16, 2025

5 min read