Sometimes we get sidetracked with bunnies and baskets at this time of year. But we can get beyond those to see the beauty and bounty in our everyday biological world.

In all, there are 91 species of oaks across North America, so, he said, insects from coast to coast have adapted to them. “A lot of people think they don’t have a property big enough for an oak,” ...

“I saw in Louisiana a live-oak growing / All alone ... These rugged trees tend to grow inland from coastal dunes and are considered the longtime keystone species of the maritime forests of ...

The bobcat that frequents the western end of San Diego’s Tecolote Canyon Natural Park, a 600-acre coastal watershed haven ...