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• Making mountains out of molecules: with so many sperm in the sea, how does an urchin egg find Mr. Right? 

  Christiane Biermann stretched as far over the edge of the boat dock as she dared, reached into the cold water of Friday Harbor on San Juan Island...

  Natural History, 07/01/02 by Peter J. Marchand · More from publication

• Jamming cicadas: after years underground, these insects emerge on cue and sing in concert 

  Folklore has it that cicadas singing on a summer morning portend a hot day. If true, then this particular June day had the makings of a scorcher....

  Natural History, 06/01/02 by Peter J. Marchand · More from publication

• Wanted: secluded, shady nest, streamside view; for a small forest bird, real estate may boost sex appeal 

  I followed quickly along the stream bank as the lanky figure ahead of me skillfully negotiated the undergrowth and low branches with the awkward...

  Natural History, 05/01/02 by Peter J. Marchand · More from publication

• Life lines in the sand: after winter rain, arroyos become the desert's green arteries 

  The people of the Sonoran Desert have a name for winter rains. Las equipatas, they call them. Unlike the violent thunderstorms of summer, which...

  Natural History, 03/01/02 by Peter J. Marchand · More from publication

• A turtle out of water: to freeze or not to freeze: a hatchling's dilemma 

  It was a sobering sight, one of those encounters that awakens you to the harsher realities of nature. The ground was dug up and strewn with white,...

  Natural History, 11/01/01 by Peter J. Marchand · More from publication

• A Squirrel's Glide to a Long Life 

  Longevity secrets of a fly-by-night mammal Longevity secrets of a fly-by-night mammal An hour or so after sundown, my students and I stepped...

  Natural History, 10/01/01 by Peter J. Marchand · More from publication

• Salt of the Earth 

  Tiny mineral crystals can have huge effects on arid landscapes. Tiny mineral crystals can have huge effects on arid landscapes. Badwater Basin,...

  Natural History, 09/01/01 by Peter J. Marchand · More from publication

• Mussel-Bound Crab 

  A naturalist plays hide-and-seek with a tiny crustacean. A naturalist plays hide-and-seek with a tiny crustacean. My search for the elusive pea...

  Natural History, 07/01/01 by Peter J. Marchand · More from publication

• Arctic Fires 

  Tundra flowers wait for lightning to strike. Tundra flowers wait for lightning to strike. For eons, wildfire has played a fundamental role in...

  Natural History, 06/01/01 by Peter J. Marchand · More from publication

• Riding the Witches'-Broom 

  A tree's contorted response to infection may be a boon to forest animals. A tree's contorted response to infection may be a boon to forest...

  Natural History, 05/01/01 by Peter J. Marchand · More from publication