Attracting Pollinators

Animals and insects aren’t being altruistic when they pollinate a plant. So how do plants attract and reward them for their services? MORE…

Pine Dining

Pine trees are much more than symbols of Christmas and sources of timber. They serve up a smorgasbord for many wild animals and insects. Who dines on pines in the Chihuahuan Desert region? MORE…

Coping with Aridity

Desert animals have adapted to surviving with little or no water during our dry winter and spring. How do they do it? MORE…

Yuccas and Yucca Moths

Without yucca moths, yuccas wouldn’t exist. And without yuccas, neither would yucca moths. What’s so special about their relationship? MORE…

Butterfly Gardens

There are over 100 species of beautiful butterfly pollinators in the northern Chihuahaun Desert, and butterflies will fill your garden if you plant the nectar sources they love. MORE…

Evolution of Moths and Butterflies

Which came first: moths or butterflies? And what do bats and ears have to do with butterfly evolution? MORE…

Darwin and the Cactus

More than 150 years ago, Charles Darwin explained his groundbreaking ideas that species evolve through the process of natural selection in On the Origin of Species. How do cactus spines demonstrate these ideas? MORE…