Maybe birds did not descend from dinosaurs
New research suggests evidence against the widespread hypothesis that birds descended directly from dinosaurs. The study, published in the Journal of Ornithology, used…
Read MoreNew research suggests evidence against the widespread hypothesis that birds descended directly from dinosaurs. The study, published in the Journal of Ornithology, used…
Read MoreYour garden might not be humming with bumblebees, but scientists this week are buzzing with a possible reason why. Neonicotinoid pesticides have in…
Read MoreFew lovers woo as extravagantly as birds-of-paradise. Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s birds-of-paradise project delves deeper into the lives of these birds. Here is…
Read MoreRing-billed gulls at Royal City Park
Read MoreA world-altering book, Silent Spring, hit the shelves 50 years ago this week. The gospel according to Rachel raised awareness of the widespread,…
Read MoreWe have a new visitor at our bird feeder: a red-breasted nuthatch. Danny first noticed the unfamiliar bird on Sunday, but I did…
Read MoreNaturalist Joe Hutto spent a year as the adoptive parent of a brood of wild turkeys. His journal of the experience not only…
Read MoreLast summer I spent most Thursday evenings sitting in the construction wasteland outside city hall watching a chimney across the street. The weather…
Read MoreThe Occupy Backyard movement has begun. Our yard is full of creatures availing themselves of food and shelter. It is encouraging to see…
Read MoreI am concerned that OPA 48 does not provide adequate protection for Guelph’s rivers and greenways. I have been a Guelph resident since…
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