Studying a Swamp Soundscape

As visual creatures, humans rely heavily on their eyes to navigate the world, but this adaptation isn’t much help in the waters of a muddy Read More…

Flashback Friday: Safe Harbor

If you're looking for a good dose of adorable wildlife, look no further than today's Flashback Friday. We bring you a profile of the highly Read More…

Worth its Salt – Could the Salton Sea be Saved?

It only takes a quick visit to the Salton Sea to notice that something is amiss. The lake’s shores are littered with the carcasses of the Read More…

Flashback Friday: Bryozoan Blobs

Sometimes we get confronted with an ecological mystery, as when people send us strange pictures that they ask us to identify. Find out what we Read More…

A King Among Snakes

What has a head but no hair, a tail but no legs, and is black and white all over? If you guessed a California kingsnake, then you’ve Read More…

Tiny Vampires

Concealed in tall grass, a hunter lies in wait. She smells the air for the scent of her prey, using her keen senses to search for the faint Read More…

The Salton Sea: Oasis of Opportunity to a Ticking Time-bomb

Once a vibrant and bustling lakefront resort destination, the Salton Sea is now a site of death and decay that frequently serves as the Read More…

Missing Mayflies: Imperiled Insects Part 4

Most insects that begin life underwater enjoy only a fleeting adult existence. A mature dragonfly’s seven-month lifespan would seem like Read More…

Flashback Friday: Don’t Dump that Fish

Well-meaning pet owners (or parents of pet owners) may think they are doing aquarium fish a favor by "liberating" them into the wild. But as we Read More…

Caddisfly Crisis: Imperiled Insects Part 3

In a streambed crawling with ravenous dragonfly nymphs, sneaky juvenile stoneflies, and numerous other invertebrates, caddisflies (Order Read More…