Grizzly bear. Photo © Amelia Martin/Dreamstime.com. Ah! A camping place to stay!We arrived early in the afternoon, tired of haphazard camping and a stuffed van that spilled belongings onto our heads...
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Pictures & Poems, July 2023
Wondernose: What animal has no bones in its nose—only 40,000 muscles?
African elephant. Photo © Neil Weiler. Right on, Wondernose! You guessed the answer instantly—which is no surprise, really. A nose containing 40,000 muscles must surely be the world’s largest...
Creation Close-ups, July 2023
Mailbox, July 2023
You Can Draw a Long-tailed Weasel Submissions
You Can Draw a White Rhinoceros
God’s Extras
My Walk
Spruce Grouse. Photo © Jessica Tschetter. It’s early May. Summer is now installed, and so is the itch to find and photograph summer wildlife—in me anyway. The sunny afternoon seemed an ideal time to...
In Our Skies, July 2023: Perseid Meteor Shower
The Perseid meteor shower is the most popular meteor shower of the year. This is partly because it always peaks during the warm nights of summer, and partly because it is the second-strongest shower...
Rocket Signs
The January 2022 article for this column showed ways to tell the difference between meteors, airplanes, and satellites in the night sky. This month we are explaining some of the phenomena associated...
Tumbling Gibbons
Caption This Frog
Tree frog. Photo © Dirk Ercken/Dreamstime.com. We invite you to submit your caption for this photograph of a tree frog in the Bolivian rain forest. The photograph will be used on the back of the...
Animal Quiz
End of the Trail, July 2023: Northern Lights
Photo © Todd Salat. When I first saw this splendid photo on Spaceweather.com, I knew I wanted to use it to illustrate an article touching on various phenomena some of you, our readers, have seen and...