Writing About Science, the Environment, and Nature

 A population of whooping cranes migrates between Wood Buffalo National Park, Canada, and the Texas coast. These highly endangered birds hav...

Ears that can stand 7 inches tall help jackrabbits dissipate heat and listen for predators like hawks and coyotes.  Hind feet that are just ...

 This piece in my series on the problems of plastic pollution for The Revelator looks at efforts to replace single-use plastics with reusab...

 Research is filling in the blanks on the incredible migrations of sea turtles around the world, making conservation efforts more effective....

Hurricanes and changes to natural hydrology have hammered Florida's mangroves, but restoration efforts are seeing some success. Read mor...

 Critically endangered scalloped hammerhead sharks are one of the 10 most common shark species in Texas waters, often caught by beach angler...

Deoxyribonucleic acid or DNA theoretically could fit all the data generated by humans in your coffee cup–and store it for thousands of years...