But the reliability of nature is something that every living thing depends on and responds to in timeframes both long — evolutionary adaptations — and short — ecological strategies. This reliability ...

Twice a year, I hike a favorite trail in Oregon’s Cascade Range. I have done this for over 20 years, timing my hikes for early spring and fall. The first ...

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UNCA students and faculty celebrate returning to campus with autumn tradition Turning of the Maples, despite bare trees.  “We ...