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In
winter,
New
York
City
becomes
a
busy
resort
for
scoters,
eiders,
geese,
grebes,
loons,
owls,
songbirds,
and
even
seals
that
visit
to
wait
out
colder
weather
to
the
north.
Explore
the
various
seasonal
behaviors
of
these
animals—from
their
spectacular
more...
Coyotes,
bears,
and
deer
are
becoming
an
integral
part
of
urban
life
due
to
the
extirpation
of
their
predators
and
conversion
of
natural
habitats.
We
will
look
closely
at
these
species
and
discover
how
they
have
adapted
to
co-exist
with
more...
Among
Earth's
most
amazing
and
oldest
living
organisms,
lichens
grow
on
bark,
rock,
and
barren
soil.
They
thrive
in
rain
forests,
deserts,
the
arctic-even
environments
simulating
Mars!
Lichens
are
sensitive
environmental
indicators,
yet
scientists
are
only
just
beginning
to
understand
more...
Discover
the
fascinating
world
beneath
the
soil
by
exploring
the
botanical
intricacies
of
geophytes—commonly
known
as
"earth
plants".
From
the
layered
architecture
of
bulbs
and
tubers
(such
as
tulips
and
potatoes)
to
the
stealthy
spread
of
rhizomes
(think
ginger
or
more...
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