The author describes the pet hermit crabs she had as a child and what she learned of their lifecycle.

Each year the author watches as a mother gray squirrel teaches her babies all they will need to know to live on their own.

Dr. Barbara Clucas discovered that some squirrels take snakeskin baths to protect themselves.

Is it possible to see "friction" under a microscope?

Melissa Lehman loves living on a farm--the work may not be easy but it can be "sweet."

Chad Pregracke made clean rivers his business.

Nature photographer John Fielder proves that great pictures are the result of planning resourcefulness skill and hard work.

The chuck wagon was more than a mobile kitchen. It was the cowboy's home away from home.

A postmaster recorded the birth of this volcano in Japan.

Get a close look at these tiny "famous" frogs from the rain forest.