In 1948, a beaver named Geronimo became the most experienced parachuting rodent in history — on purpose, for science. What happened to him and 75 companions in the Idaho wilderness still shapes how scientists think about water, wildfire, and drought today.

One year my yard was overrun with baby bunnies. The next, it was baby foxes. Watching nature quietly rebalance itself in my own backyard led me to ask what should I be cultivating? Here's what happened when I started asking what my yard could give back: to the rabbits, the foxes, and me.

For innovation to work, the system needs to change as well.

Seals are often called the dogs of the sea for their playful and friendly demeanor. Did you know that they are branches from the same evolutionary tree?