


Bruce Smith
- Dec 15, 2022
- 1 min
For Young and Old Alike
If you're like me and haven't yet finished your Christmas shopping, here's an idea. Get those readers in your life who like a good adventure story, and care about the health of the Earth, copies of one or both of the Legend Keepers books. They, and you, will be glad you did. Available from online booksellers and your favorite indie bookstore.



Bruce Smith
- Dec 2, 2022
- 1 min
Fire-spreading hawks
A phenomenon known and ceremonialized for thousands of years by Australia's Aboriginal people is receiving scientific interest. A paper in the Journal of Ethnobiology describes how certain species of kites and falcons collect and spread burning sticks, presumably as a means of foraging optimization. This behavior has implications for understanding evolution of tropical savannas and the origins of human fire use. Because it's sometimes observed to be cooperative behavior, i