Flora & Fauna

Walk down a street in Paris, Buenos Aires, or Ottawa, and the trees lining the pavement may look surprisingly different. Some streets are shaded by…

Every species alive today has a history. Some have survived for millions of years, adapting to changing climates, new predators, and shifting landscapes. Others disappeared…

Close your eyes and listen to someone speaking. Even without seeing their face, you can often tell who is talking. A family member, a friend,…

A spider crawls across a wall. A centipede disappears beneath a damp leaf. A tiny creature jumps away when you disturb the soil. Most people…

In winter, a wood frog can become so thoroughly frozen that its heart stops beating and its breathing ceases. Its body may be covered in…

A gecko can walk up a smooth glass surface, cling to a ceiling, and move away again without leaving a trail of glue. Its feet…

Look beneath a large shrub in a dry field. You might find bare patches of soil where few plants grow, even though the surrounding ground…

Sponges, one of the oldest multicellular animals on Earth, have no brain, no heart, and no nervous system. They merely look like perforated lumps attached…

The shell of a sea turtle is not just a shield. It is a complex living engine perfected over hundreds of millions of years of…