What better gift than an piece of Nova Scotia? A symbolic piece, that is. Adopt an acre of habitat or a threatened species in ...

In Tal Danino’s “Beautiful Bacteria” (Rizzoli Electa, 184 pages, $50), science and art meet in a revolutionary new way. Mr. Danino has “programmed” bacteria to grow artistically—teaching some to glow ...

It’s not easy being green–or blue, or purple, or orange–at least not if you’re an octopus. Cephalopods are well-known for their incredible ability to camouflage and communicate via their rapidly color ...

Author Shelby Van Pelt talks about her octopus narrator, character and inspiration before the finale event for 14th Read ...