Moss Knows How to Wait
Mosses are not particularly competitive; they do not crowd out other species. They find a foothold where there are the proper resources: moisture, a place to tuck their rhizoid roots....
Original essays about conservation, science, and natural history in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Mosses are not particularly competitive; they do not crowd out other species. They find a foothold where there are the proper resources: moisture, a place to tuck their rhizoid roots....
This fancy flower is secretive yet brash, and it’s an expert in the art of deceiving bumblebees.
“I think people think that because blind people can't see, we don't know birds. But they're the nearest part of nature,” says poet Susan Glass.
The tree’s survival, not to mention our own as a species, depends on our living connectedness with the world.
What place does a bird away from home hold in San Francisco?
Large carcasses can't just be wiped up. What are the other options?
“The time is ripe for biologists to unravel the diversity, ecology, and natural history of land flatworms,” one scientist writes
In the last century, the federal government has tried to build its way out of California’s water crisis. The parallel story of the Winnemem Wintu’s displacement is a reminder that...
What did natural California look like before the arrival of Europeans? Laura Cunningham paints it.
It's the epitome of the unwanted weed -- but there are reasons to choose to want dandelions.