My teaching schedule at the University of Toronto kept me from hopping on a plane for several months, but when I finally got to the lab on Hokkaido, the northernmost island of Japan, I realized ...

Hokkaido has long been the place to go for unspoiled nature. Rishiri-Rebun-Sarobetsu National Park Rishiri, a dormant volcanic island in the waters surrounding Japan, lies just off the northern ...