Giant ant shadow behind woman with petrie dish and forceps by Steven Meckler
The Social Nature of Ants
Sages through the ages have lauded ants as exemplars of industriousness, persistence and the virtues of collective effort. “Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise,” counsels…
Photograph by Jeff Maltzman
Texas Canyon Nature Preserve
Zipping past Texas Canyon, an hour southeast of Tucson, it’s impossible not to notice the boulders — giant, eye-catching piles of granite, like something out of The Flintstones. But other than…
Photograph by John Burcham
Arthur Holmes Jr.
Hopi carver Arthur Holmes Jr. creates his acclaimed contemporary kachinas behind his Tuba City home, in a large shed heated by a Vogelzang wood stove in winter. The unfinished shelves and worktable…
Photograph by Paul Markow
Stairizona
Deep into the pandemic, Globe resident Thea Wilshire, a psychologist and local activist, was sick of the isolation, lack of activity and absence of community. At about 2 a.m., she woke up with a “…
Photograph By Keegan Barber, Courtesy of NASA
OSIRIS-REx
Sometimes, things actually go according to plan: On a Sunday morning, high above a Utah sagebrush flat, an orange-and-white parachute floated to Earth bearing cargo retrieved from 200 million miles…
Photograph by Michael Wilson
Winter Lace
Through the night, there was no sound in the forest. And with the dawn, the forest folk looked out on a world that was white and wonderful, a world covered with a fluffy coat of winter lace. Every…
Photograph by John Burcham
Osterman Gas Station
Many members of the Hualapai Tribe have memories of the old gas station near the corner of Historic Route 66 and Diamond Creek Road. For tribal Chairwoman Sherry Parker, one memory is the strongest…
Photograph by John Burcham
Grand Canyon Pioneer Cemetery
The Pioneer Cemetery at the Grand Canyon’s South Rim is a who’s who of early 20th century Canyon history. Of the roughly 400 people buried here, only about 10 percent are famous. But in some ways,…