Dead Trees. Abundant Life.
How deadwood plays an outsized role in supporting fungi, bacteria, insects and other life forms.
Category: Ecology
Rain Can’t Stop These Seeds
A new study shows maple seeds’ unique spinning motion allows them to travel far, even in the rain.
Life Lessons from a Coastal Wolf Pack
As wolves stun scientists with their dietary adaptability, they’re changing plants and animals along Alaska’s coastline.
Sex and the Toxic Male
Problem: Insect-borne disease. Solution: Genetically engineer males to implant toxic semen in females. Issues: Noted.
A Body Called Life
In this fascinatingly clever short film, a young man explores the microscopic world in order to make sense of his own.
What Would Happen if Parasites Disappeared
“They’re just puppet masters behind the scene holding the strings of everything you thought had free will.”
Time Passages: Learning Life in a Colorado Meadow
A short documentary chronicles the passage of native wildflowers and hummingbirds as they’re tracked over the decades by grandfather and now granddaughter.
Stop Logging These Trees
In 2022, President Biden announced a new effort to protect old growth forests. Logging continues. The Bureau of Land Management ignored the memo.
Beetles in Flight
A mesmerizing exploration at six thousand frames per seconds captures the mechanics and beauty of beetles in flight.
The Beautiful World of Things We Can’t See
Our senses capture a limited spectrum of what’s really out there in the world. Here’s what we’re missing.
