TACOMA, Wash. — In a small store window on South Ninth Street in downtown Tacoma, Wash., there’s an unusual landscape. Strewn across hot white sand like abandoned objects on a “Star Wars” planet sit a ...

In 1827, a London physician with an interest in caterpillar metamorphosis built small glass boxes to contain the cocoons and emerging butterflies. Peering into the “dirt” in one of the boxes one day, ...

Terrariums let us peek at nature when we can't slip outdoors. Whether displayed on an office desktop or in a home living room, the miniature gardens under glass assure a daily dose of soothing views.

In 1827, a London physician with an interest in caterpillar metamorphosis built small glass boxes to contain the cocoons and emerging butterflies. Peering into the “dirt” in one of the boxes one day, ...

I n 1827, a London physician with an interest in caterpillar metamorphosis built small glass boxes to contain the cocoons and emerging butterflies. Peering into the “dirt” in one of the boxes one day, ...