Every so often, an obscure technical innovation really lights me up.
In mid-October of this year, a team of German scientists published a report on their work injecting tadpole noggins with algae.
This enabled the tiny brains (of amphibians, not researchers) to photosynthesize when exposed to light, flooding neurons with oxygen and rendering the frog-babies more intelligent. Or at least not brain-dead, which those tadpoles were before being converted to plant-imals. [Read more…] about Algae Injections: Synthetic Photosynthesis
Researchers have published the results of their 
The 35th season of Project FeederWatch begins Saturday, November 13th.
As we stroll down a forest trail, we pass trees of all types and sizes, with red and orange and brown leaves strewn below, a riot of ferns fading to yellow, and intermittent moss-covered rocks.
Years ago, I visited two Vermont caves in winter to help biologists count hibernating bats. After descending through a hole into the first cave, I immediately noticed that it was much warmer than above ground. The cave was also more humid, and I could hear the steady drip of water.
After 45 years, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Region 5 Headquarters in Ray Brook, Essex County, NY has a new sign.