Diane Ackerman

February 4, 2012
Why We Flock to Zoos
New York Times
By DIANE ACKERMAN

Over 150 million people a year visit zoos and aquariums...why?

Fruit Flies and Love
New York Times
By DIANE ACKERMAN

....birds do it, bees do it, even educated fleas do it....

I loved visiting Chautauqua Institution during the summer of 2011. In that beautiful setting, I spoke to the Chautauqua Literary & Scientific Circle (the oldest continuous book club in America) about the writing of "One Hundred Names for Love."

Your Begonia Is Texting You
New York Times
By DIANE ACKERMAN
It was only a matter of time. Plants have begun texting for help. Thanks to clever new digital devices, a dry philodendron...

Planets in the Sky with Diamonds
New York Times
By DIANE ACKERMAN
Goldilocks is alive in the constellation Vela. Her real name....

Emerald Cities
New York Times
BY DIANE ACKERMAN
"Wastewater treatment plant" might not sound like a scenic destination, but....

As We Seek Nature, We Wall It Out
New York Times
By DIANE ACKERMAN Graced by beautiful rings and ridges on their shells, diamondbacks look like a field of galaxies on the move. They inhabit neither freshwater nor sea....

The Lonely Polar Bear
New York Times
By DIANE ACKERMAN MY heart goes out to Gus, the famously neurotic polar bear in the Central Park Zoo, who used to swim endless laps around his
pool....