Whether we challenge ourselves or dare someone else to do something outrageous, there is something tempting about standing out from the crowd. Doing what nobody else would can give a quick sense of ...

The banana slug is named for its resemblance to a ripe (or overripe, in the case of spotted individuals) banana. It’s one of ...

Slugs. They eat your lettuces, chew your cabbages, defoliate your dahlias and assassinate your asters. Even the name “slug” is unpleasant. It comes from the Middle English “slugge”, from a Norwegian ...