Dr. Jonathan Copeland studies synchronous fireflies.
The Mystery of the Missing Mile-High Cake
The scatterbrained baker, Mr. Sippey, bakes his famous cake only to have it go missing. Unable to find it, he goes home and discovers that the cake was for his own surprise...
Building Beaver Dams
"Human beavers" are scientists and field workers who build "starter dams" to improve damaged stream habitats and encourage beavers to settle there.
Photographing a Llama Salt Caravan
The author follows a llama salt caravan across the Andes Mountains. He describes his companions two Quechua Indians and their way of life.
How the Brain Fools the Eye
Learn about "change blindness"--how we can look at something but not really see it!