National Geographic, which can still be counted on for phenomenal visuals, has posted a breathtaking photo slide-show by Mark Moffett of pol...

Marvelous photos showcasing the extraordinary diversity of bees. Take a look!

Keeping bees has greatly increased my appreciation for ants—not that I was ever bored by them. Like bees, ants are social insects that exhib...

The Biodiversity Heritage Library is a nifty portal in which to while away the cyber-hours. As described on the BHL website, "The Biod...

On September 11, bug-minded folks throughout the NYC metropolitan area will be participating in the first ever Cricket Crawl —"An aura...

A friend has been making these delightful woodcut prints of wildlife found in New York City: bats, birds, butterflies, turtles, and others...

I've said before that my fascination with bees has opened the door to many new interests, including botany—a topic that once elicited in...

QUEST on KQED Public Media.

Watch this. And then, make yourself a cup of tea, settle in, and explore the amazing world of Isabella Kirkland —which is to say, our amazin...

If you live in or around New York City, now's your chance to help promote the legalization of beekeeping here in the Big (inadequately p...

"See the geese in chevron flight, flappin' and a-racin' on before the snow...they got the urge for going and they got the wings...

Warning: If you do not wish to see my septic tank, read no further! A couple of weeks ago, our ancient septic system of unknown whereabouts...

Morning walk. The web. Pumpkin. Hail! Freaked out rabbit in hailstorm's aftermath. Fallen moth. Garlic harvest. Daisies at the end of th...

There are no unsacred places; There are only sacred places And desecrated places. —Wendell Berry, from "How To Be a Poet" One o...

Two inexplicable habits have take hold this summer: the adoption of a mason jar as my favorite drinking glass and a tendency, weather permit...