Earth’s Organisms
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Thriving in Deadly Environments: Could Mushrooms be our Ticket to Colonizing Space?
Space: the final frontier or the fungal frontier? The challenges to life in space seem insurmountable,…
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Friendships, Betrayals, and Reputations in the Animal Kingdom
Relationships are tricky things to maintain, and not just for humans. Many animals have complex social…
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Beyond Bees – Five Truly Rare Pollinators
Here are some of nature’s most weird, wonderful, and surprising pollinators.
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Working Together? Acacia Ants and Acacia Trees’ Important Relationship
Do organisms actually work together? Join me in the jungle to see how small actors make…
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Freshwater Mussels are Declining: Why Should You Care, and What Can You Do?
These small animals are incredibly important to aquatic environments but face challenges due to human activities,…
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Good Hosts, Good Guests: Parasitic Plants, Symbiosis, and Root Words
Parasitic flowers are the mysterious plants you didn’t know you needed to know.
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Mycobacterium leprae: Ghost genes with a fear factor
Leprosy is caused by Mycobacterium leprae, an organism with a significantly reduced genome size. This forced…
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‘Til the Yeasts Come Home? – Domesticating Microbes
Cows and Sheep aren’t the only species touched by the hand of domestication. Microbes have been…
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Why Don’t Apes Have Tails?
Apes—including humans—are unique within the Primate order for not having tails. When and why did apes…