One day in 1950, the great Italian physicist Enrico Fermi was walking to lunch with some scientist friends. The talk turned to life elsewhere in the universe. Surely, someone remarked, there must be ...

The enormous interest during the last 10 years in global warming, green politics, and the environment is a hugely positive development. But all too often, young readers view environmental issues ...

A high-flying kite had many Nanaimo residents wondering if alien invaders had chosen Vancouver Island as Earth's best place to settle. Nanaimo RCMP said Thursday that at around 1:30 a.m., they ...

Alien Invaders: Species That Threaten Our World by Jane Drake and Ann Love, illustrated by Mark Thurman (Random House, $9.99 softcover) — They come uninvited and end up wreaking havoc. In their book ...

A few months back, while at an event at Dear Tomorrow, low-key legend Dom Stone introduced me to Justin Kohlberg with the words, "you guys should talk, this dude is onto something fun." Little did I ...

They are a common sight in vegetable gardens, farmers fields and tackle boxes across the country, not to mention an integral part of classroom compost projects and a staple of elementary biology ...