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Dana Wilde: The shapeshifting woods

A forest’s transformation prompts memories of what was and visions of what could be, Dana Wilde writes.

Brightening up our winter fields, the white-feathered birds have interesting migration patterns tied to colder climate, Dana Wilde writes.

Fall is getting pleasantly, alarmingly warmer, writes Dana Wilde, with the cause hardly a mystery.

The golden ratio, writes Dana Wilde, is understood to be a fundamental pattern of beauty in nature and art.

Watching a 4-year-old navigate nature, writes Dana Wilde, highlights the self reliance of Thoreau and Emerson.

At our house we no longer expect patches of frost until October, writes Dana Wilde.

There are more weird-looking creatures on the green Earth than is dreamt of in our philosophy, writes Dana Wilde.

Even though they look monstrous, spiders are actually your allies in the battle against the little bugs who do try to eat you, writes Dana Wilde.

You could spend a lifetime sorting out information on one star at a time and probably not make your way through them all, writes Dana Wilde.

Nature has an array of exceptions to every named category, writes Dana Wilde, whether plants or processes or people.