Environment

Moth communication hints at the wealth of cryptic messaging all around us.

A protest over Nestlé taking water in Erin is the latest skirmish between local residents and international corporations with sights set on Headwaters’ natural resources. But Erin’s lost water may be just a drop in the bucket.

Quarry opposition has produced an explosion of creativity as artists, in groups and individually, have joined ranks in protest, brandishing paintbrushes, cameras and musical instruments.

Flocks of passenger pigeons once streamed from horizon to horizon above our hills. But they were driven to extinction in less than one human lifespan.

Nearly 60 per cent of Americans 18 to 24 live with their parents – a higher proportion of adult children are living with their parents now than at any time since the 1930s.

A battery consisting of a slice of boiled potato between two electrodes can power a small light for 20 hours, after which a new potato slice is inserted.

These plants can switch genders throughout their lives in response to growing conditions.

Twenty times more admirals than normal are moving into the province.

The next day spring peepers, chorus frogs and wood frogs heralded the early spring from sylvan pools.

If frogs can open the eyes of children to the wonders of nature, they can also touch our souls.

Ten species of frogs and toads share our landscape, a rich assemblage of hopping amphibians for such a northerly clime.

While landfill raised concerns about what was seeping into our ground and water, gasification raises concerns about what is seeping into our air.