Finding Flying Squirrels in Appalachia with behavioral ecologist Dr. Michelle Gilley. "Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings.”                …

Assessing watershed health after Hurricane Helene with stream ecologist Jason York.    Fact: A bit more than 70% of Earth’s surface is covered by water, which is nice if you (like all living organisms) need…

Three years. That’s how long it takes light to travel 28.4 trillion kilometers (17.6 trillion miles). It’s the time you’d need to bake, sequentially, 26,280 trays of muffins (note: oven temperatures vary). And, three years ago,…

Cool word of the day: lithophilic. Combining the Greek lithos and philos, this term for “stone loving” is remarkably useful (e.g., Scrabble, first dates, last dates), particularly for describing organisms that live on the surface of rocks. Now,…

What is the sound of one hand clapping? Ummm … beats me. Maybe some kind of whoosh? It is easier, perhaps, to characterize the sound of a scream, a sigh, or a moan. We might…

Ummm … yes, it does. It’s called physics, people (note: I acknowledge my simple inference might be disputed by quantum mechanics and its persistent attempts to soothe the awkward tension between philosophy and science). But…

The sign says "Bring your brain!" At the May salon, neuroscientist Dr. Patrick Foo did exactly that, and brought along a few spares. An amazing night of exploring the intricate mechanics of our brains and…

I get it – you use cruelty-free shampoo, randomly quote Gandhi, and never honk your horn. Violence, however, remains an undeniable feature of society. So, what does this tell us about the “human condition”? Philosopher…