All things human begin with words.

Life is stranger than biology textbooks.

Every time we exterminate a predator, we are in a sense creating a new predator.

Compared to forest or aquatic ecosystems, grassland is unstable. It requires rather precise geological and climatic conditions, and if these conditions are not maintained–if too much rain falls, or too little–it quickly turns into forest...

A flower’s structure leads a bee toward having pollen adhere to its body . . . we don’t know of any such reason why beautiful places attract humans.

Land and water are not really separate things, but they are separate words, and we perceive through words.