AOS is working on renaming some birds with problematic honorific names to instead have names that are more descriptive of their features, like this bird named the Great Indian Hornbill. Courtesy of Jayavignesh Hariharan.

Bird names and the value they hold

Bird names are more than labels; they are windows into our relationship with the natural world, reflecting history, culture and values. As society evolves, so does the language we use…

Artist Suze Woolf captures the unusual beauty of the fire-carved snags, known as totems, from all over western North America. The exhibit employs art to provide the public with a fresh opportunity to explore discussions surrounding wildfires. Anish Arumugam/PSU Vanguard.

Adapting to wildfires

The untamed ferocity of wildfires has long been a force of nature, shaping landscapes and ecosystems in both destructive and transformative ways. Once flames move across forests and leave trails…