If you're a West Texas hiker, you've likely interacted with javelinas, or collared peccaries. Anthropologist Adam Johnson is studying these interactions and relations, and he's discovering a complex “multi-species politics” among people and peccaries.
May 10, 2023
4 min
As enthralling as it is, prehistoric rock art has long resisted scientific analysis. But one archaeologist is now changing that.
Apr 27, 2023
4 min
Native plant gardening is booming in the U.S., including in West Texas.
Apr 20, 2023
4 min
Today, the Conchos pupfish can only be found in the Devils River. But there are new efforts to restore this small but mighty West Texas creature.
Apr 13, 2023
4 min
Right now, spring is announcing itself across West Texas in diverse ways.
Mar 16, 2023
7 min
As scientists look more closely at the lesser earless lizards found in West Texas, they're gaining insight into the mechanisms that drive the diversity of life on Earth.
Mar 9, 2023
7 min
In West Texas, the discovery of the 'Texas Mystery Spider' two decades ago launched an international scientific journey. And now researches are gaining surprising, if grisly, insights into this tiny desert creature.
Feb 23, 2023
8 min
The West Texas mountains host a wonderous diversity of birds — from colorful full-time residents to migrating hummingbirds. But this winter has been something special. From Alpine to the Guadalupe Mountains, birds rarely seen in Texas have made their winter abodes here.
Feb 9, 2023
7 min
The drying of the Rio Grande in Big Bend last spring was stark evidence of its dire condition — and restoring it requires knowing something of its original state.
Jan 26, 2023
7 min
The rock shelters of the Pecos Canyonlands are an archeological treasure trove, preserving a remarkable record of prehistoric life. Some of those treasures are literally waste: coprolites, fossilized human feces, from the caves have yielded vivid insights into the diets and ritual lives of ancient people.
Jan 19, 2023
5 min
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