Earth’s Organisms

‘Til the Yeasts Come Home? – Domesticating Microbes

Cows and Sheep aren’t the only species touched by the hand of domestication. Microbes have been…

Apes—including humans—are unique within the Primate order for not having tails. When and why did apes…

Alzheimer’s and depression are more commonly diagnosed in women, while Parkinson’s is more commonly diagnosed in…

Evolving is a team sport. Many animals co-evolve along with microbes in a symbiotic relationship.

We have barely scratched the surface of virus diversity, but over the past decade scientists have…

Rachel Bell | May 19th, 2020 Lemurs are a unique group of primates, with such high…

Many primates use alarm calls to alert other members of their group to potential predators. But…

This is the unlikely biological love story of when a compound from the South American cinchona…

Palm trees are quite unique, and to be honest, a little funny looking. Are they actually…