Bones are everywhere in Patagonia. They dry on the brown steppes and jut up from the desert’s gray floor. They protrude like blue spikes through the surface of lakes and bleach white on the ocean’s shore. And, right now, mine are shaking. I’m just barely managing to hold on to the side of a mountainous…
In nature, flowers serve as an essential component of the reproduction process. But for humans, scented blooms are ripe with myriad meanings and symbolism that transcend their biological functions. During Victorian times, offering a bouquet to someone with your right hand indicated a non-verbal “yes,” while a yellow carnation would reject an admirer. Similarly in…
“Listening to the material is a central principle in my work,” Matias Karsikas says. Combining elements of glass, wood, and ceramics, the Helinski-based artist draw upon nature’s persistence despite human intervention. Karsikas’ botanical sculptures rest between artificial and organic. While bold hues of hand-blown glass neatly bloom into symmetrical petals and small bits of fired…
This Nature Canada blog originally appeared in February 2024. We have since added more information and select highlights. Thank you to Andrew E. Derocher, Professor, Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Alberta, for this blog. Inuktitut – nanuq / nanuk; Cree – wapusk / wabusk (Photo: Andrew E. Derocher) Good news for polar…
Imagine capturing the brilliant red-and-orange-colored Sally Lightfoot crab against a backdrop of lava rocks along the water’s edge. The enormous wingspan of a Galapagos albatross as it soars above the Pacific Ocean. The bright blue feet of blue-footed booby birds during their courtship dance. A century-old giant tortoise gingerly munching on prickly pear cactus, practically…
The early 1780s produced a medical training tool that today seems unusually macabre and unsettling: the Anatomical Venus. A waxen model with real human hair and strings of pearls around her neck, the reclined figure appeared incredibly realistic, although pulling back the plate on its abdomen or chest revealed a series of internal organs and…
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Thanks to the Alberta Wilderness Association for this month’s blog. Boo! I’m a northern pygmy-owl. Did I scare you? No? Ok, fine. I can understand why. I’ve seen my photos. I look like a wide-eyed, diminutive ball of floof and barely weigh more than a tennis ball. “So cuuuuuute,” people always intone. The northern pygmy-owl…
On candy-colored paper, Rhea Mack draws a world in which all misfits are welcome. The Massachusetts-based artist lovingly renders curious characters with three heads, flowers growing from their palms, or a penchant for plump, strawberry hats. Mack has a soft spot for these strange oddballs who develop organically, often springing from her Sunday morning sessions…
The island Borneo offers an unparalleled opportunity for wildlife photographers to capture the unique biodiversity of one of the world’s most iconic rainforests. Borneo holds approximately 6% of the world’s biodiversity on only about 1% of the planet’s land, with over 15,000 plant species, 220 mammal species (including 44 that are endemic), and more than…