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  • Caves are important natural features in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in California. Past studies of some of these…

    A Tale of Two Caves: How Is Hurricane Crawl Cave Different From Crystal Cave?

  • Climate change can change the breeding patterns of some animals. Breeding patterns refer to when and how animals reproduce, including…

    Amphibious Assault: How Climate Change May Affect Amphibian Breeding

  • The tree line is the edge of a habitat at which trees are capable of growing. In this study, the…

    Back to the Future: Using Dead Trees to Predict Future Climates

  • Mountain pine beetles are important to the Western United States. They have a very special life cycle that includes staying…

    Beetles Are Supercool! Understanding the Life Cycle of Mountain Pine Beetles

  • Mountain pine beetles are important to the Western United States. They have a very special life cycle that includes staying…

    Beetles Are Supercool! Understanding the Life Cycle of Mountain Pine Beetles (Spanish)

  • Is the climate changing over time? You may have heard different opinions about climate change. In the past few years,…

    Climate Change – Vol. 14 No. 1

  • After reading the Caves and Karst edition of Natural Inquirer, test your knowledge with a crossword puzzle.

    Crossword – Caves and Karst

  • Test your knowledge after reading the Climate Change Investi-gator with this crossword puzzle!

    Crossword – Climate Change Investi-gator

  • After reading the Investi-gator (Northern Research Station), test your knowledge with a crossword puzzle.

    Crossword – Investi-gator (Northern Research Station)

  • The scientists in this study wanted to know if cars parked in shady parking lots emit fewer gases than cars parked in…

    Don’t Be So Fuel-ish! How Much Fuel Is Saved When Cars Are Parked in the Shade?

  • The question you will answer in this FACTivity is: What is the geographic distribution of a particular tree species?

    FACTivity – Moving on Up

  • The question students will answer in this FACTivity is: What is the range of an animal?

    FACTivity – There’s Snow Place Like Home