You might not guess it, but toads are surprisingly adept diggers. Despite their squat, bumpy bodies, toads are surprisingly skilled at digging. These humble amphibians use burrowing as a key part of ...

In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. Book Bonus Beat: ...

There’s a primal satisfaction to the act of digging into the earth. It begins with the firm, cool resistance of the topsoil, a dense layer yielding slowly to the purposeful push of fingers or the ...

Fieldwork in archaeology helped me understand emotional boundaries, pacing, and the layered process of living with bipolar disorder. I never expected that brushing dirt off ancient artifacts would ...

While our yard was the wettest and muddiest we have ever seen it this spring, it has finally begun to dry out some (even the giant snow drift across my garden). The chickens and the cats have been ...