July, 2009

Firefly photographed by Radim Schreiber in Iowa.

Fireflies!

The weather’s warm and the kids are on summer vacation, which means it’s the perfect time to get outside and encounter the insect icon of summertime: the firefly. Did you … Read more

Unusual Bald Bird Discovered

A new species of bird has been discovered by scientists in Laos. The bird is Asia’s first new species of bulbul, a songbird, in more than 100 years, Physorg.com reports: … Read more

Some Good News For Ocean Fisheries

A new study finds some signs of recovery from overfishing in several areas around the globe. Physorg.com reports: Scientists have joined forces in a groundbreaking assessment on the status of … Read more

Retired Republican Senator John Warner on National Security and Climate Change

Today the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works held a hearing on Climate Change and National Security. Former Republican Senator and Secretary of the Navy John Warner spoke … Read more

Outdoor Kids: Tag and Rolling Down Hills

Rebecca Cohen plays tag and rolls down a hill, first on her own–then in a big plastic ball. Read more

Why Wait?

Friends of wildlife, meet the mule deer in his native Rocky Mountain habitat. The mule deer is a common species. You can see them all over the western United States, … Read more

Fed Govt. Gets Greener (Oh, and Saves $102 Million)

Sometimes articles about government tightening its belt and articles about government trying to save money can sound awfully similar. Case in point – today’s Wall Street Journal: The Justice Department … Read more

Google the Echidna and Save a Pika

Ever feel like you’re wasting time on Wikipedia or Google? You probably are. I know I am. But today, I found a way to continue wasting hours on the internet … Read more

230% Return on Investment? Where Do I Sign Up?

What if someone told you that by spending just $43, you could make $100 back? Sounds like a great deal to me. Well, that’s the potential return on investment of … Read more

Preventing More Climate Impacts in the United States

(As published in National Wildlife magazine, Aug/Sept. 2009) Long recorded in numerous science journals that are accessible only to a few, the fast-emerging impacts of climate change in the United … Read more