John E. Riutta
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Calpurnia Tate is the child all naturalists wish they were as children: endlessly curious, possessing of boundless energy, and most important of all, beginning their explorations of the natural world at an age when the mind has not yet been conditioned to repress questions because they might seem silly or pointless to others.
Continue Reading →The search for the solution to what Sir John Herschel famously called the “mystery of mysteries” – how new species come to exist – has brought a myriad of remarkable creatures to the attention of science.
Continue Reading →Let’s face it – natural history enthusiasts can sometimes be a tough lot for whom to buy gifts; especially if you don’t personally share, or even know much about, their particular interests.
Continue Reading →My review of Timothy Egan’s latest book, The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire That Saved America, is now available at The Well-read Naturalist.
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