Tag: arts & culture
Nature Notes | Big Cats in the Borderlands
Big Cats in the Borderlands: Jaguars Have Returned to the American Southwest
By Andrew Stuart
They're among the most powerful animals on the planet. Like...
Nature Notes | Chihuahuan Desert Neolithic
Chihuahuan Desert Neolithic: Exploring West Texas' Prehistoric Farming Societies
By Andrew Stuart
The recent dating of fossilized human footprints in White Sands National Park – to...
Nature Notes | In Hidden Genetic and Microbial Realms, Scientists Seek...
In Hidden Genetic and Microbial Realms, Scientists Seek Tools to Safeguard the Bighorns of West Texas
By Andrew Stuart
“You just can't live in Texas,”...
Nature Notes | From Mighty to Muted
From Mighty to Muted: the Secret History of the Big Bend Rio Grande
By Andrew Stuart
Big Bend residents who've taken visitors to the Rio Grande...
Culberson County Nutrition Center pumpkin decorating contest
Culberson County Nutrition Center pumpkin decorating contest | 1st place “The Clown'' by Valerie Florez and 2nd place “Two Face” by Amparo Ceniceros. This...
Nature Notes | Rotifers
Rotifers: A Microscopic Matriarchy Sustains Aquatic Ecosystems
By Andrew Stuart
The Animal Kingdom – that category of living things of which we count ourselves members –...
Nature Notes | At White Sands, “Ghost Prints” Reveal the Antiquity...
At White Sands, “Ghost Prints” Reveal the Antiquity of Human Life in the Americas
By Andrew Stuart
There are few recent archeological finds as awe-inspiring as...
Nature Notes | Salt Flat Lakes
Salt Flat Lakes: Today's Playas are Remnants of Vast Ice-Age Waters
By Andrew Stuart
A rainy summer has brought a special beauty to all of West...
Nature Notes | From Drought to Deluge
From Drought to Deluge: In 2021, Dry Conditions Give Way to Historic Rains
By Andrew Stuart
This year's summer rains have transformed our region, to stunning...
Perfectly aligned
Marfa Cement Works creates stunning welcome to Launch Site One
By Shanna Cummings
The entrance to Blue Origin Launch Site One wasn’t hard to miss.
In fact,...