View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Photo © Jessica Sanderson. Approximately how many days does it take for a worker bee to mature from egg to adult?a. 29 daysb. 24 daysc. 21 days If a larva...
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Study Guide Puzzles, January 2026
Sharpen your nature knowledge with these puzzles!
Triangulum and Aries
riangulum and Aries are a pair of small constellations that lie south of Andromeda, between the Great Square of Pegasus and the Pleiades.
Happy Houseplants
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive One of the best things to do on a winter Monday morning is to wander about the house admiring the deep green leaves of a few dozen house plants, splashing...
Camp & Cabin Cookin’, January 2026
Cheesy Chicken Casserole…Cheesy Sausage Casserole…BBQ Corn Chip Salad…Protein Balls
Composition Considerations
When Bethany and I looked out the window near 1:30 one morning and saw snow coming down, I thought it was time to take a photo.
Favorite Focus, January 2026
Enjoy our readers’ favorite photos from the January issue!
Cetus
A guide to finding deep-sky objects in Cetus.
A Day to Remember
We had just pulled into the parking lot when a car drove past us, slowed, and a man inside yelled, “There’s a Bald Eagle in that tree over there!”
Invisibles, December 2025: Lynx
Can you find the hidden objects in this lynx drawing?
An Adventurous Day
That creature is ignoring me as if I’m not here, Kay thought, but I’m sure it knows that I am…
Pictures & Poems, December 2025
Enjoy our readers’ artwork and poetry submissions from the December issue.
Wintergreen’s Secret World
I had no idea what surprise awaited me…it flipped a switch in my mind from That’s neat! to WHAT ELSE HAVE I MISSED ABOUT WINTERGREEN?
Creation Close-ups, December 2025
Enjoy our readers’ photo submissions from the December issue!
You Can Draw a House Wren Submissions
View some of the children’s submissions for the You Can Draw a House Wren art lesson.