Posts about Earth Day

While I do love Jurassic Park (the first one - seriously, movie scientists, learn from your mistakes already), I'm regularly infuriated by real-life de-extinction programs. First, for a lot of complex science reasons I won't go into, it's not ... Read More  

As we celebrate Earth Day this year, amidst much turmoil and uncertainty, there is one word that that I want you to hold on to – hope. Yes, you heard me right. HOPE! Read More  

Despite the giant window in my office, the room was unbearably dark. Aging eyes feeling the strain, I replaced the light fixture with a brighter one. That helped, sort of. But on cloudy days, it was still a dim ... Read More  

My previous books cover a wide range of age groups and topics, but they all have one thing in common: they are illustrated with photographs. The Boreal Forest was the first book I've ever written that has illustrations instead. ... Read More