Before I retired, I taught science to fourth graders in Midland’s gifted and talented program. As a scientist myself, I wanted my students to love science as I knew it: asking and answering questions ...

In “How Flowers Made Our World,” David George Haskell makes a case for their soft power. By Adam Nicolson Adam Nicolson is the author, most recently, of “Bird School: A Beginner in the Wood.” When you ...