Michael J. KiefferFeb 273 minBeaver Believers- We Need MoreEarth’s most prestigious engineer, the beaver (Castor canadensis), as no other mammal alters the shape of the landscape and is as...
Michael J. KiefferMar 27, 20204 minGreatest 20th Century Innovation and Its Lasting LegacyAs the world’s population has recently surpassed 7 billion, it seems to be a good time to review how that is even possible. At the turn...
Michael J. KiefferMar 20, 20203 minLife Depends on What’s BeneathThe most diverse and most numerous life forms on land happen to live underneath our feet. As the great entomologist E.O. Wilson has written
Michael J. KiefferMar 19, 20206 minSpring SingersFrogs provide a major transfer of invertebrate and plant energy to animals higher up the food web to many fish, reptiles, birds, and mammals