That’s Life [Science] is a free source of articles spanning the realm of the life sciences and more. It was created by an interdisciplinary collective of graduate students who strive to provide readily accessible information about STEM to the general public. While That’s Life [Science] began with a focus on life at its many levels (from molecules to entire ecosystems, and the evolutionary history, behavior, physiology, and ecology of life), we’ve broadened our scope to examine other science topics including chemistry, astronomy, and physics. If you want to learn about who you’re sharing the planet with and how, check out Earth’s Organisms and Our Ecosystems. If you’re curious about a new disease, odd animal behavior, or orbital dynamics, we’ll show you How It Works. Come with us to our labs and field sites in Grad School Diaries to see what day-to-day life is like as a scientist. Join us as we explore the world through the lens of science!
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It’s a Trap! How Looks Can Be Deceiving in Habitat Selection
Ecological traps are an important concept in conservation biology – let’s talk about what it means for wildlife.
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Is Science for Women?
What are the implications of a male dominated field for women, whether they are in that field or not?
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Who’s who: The elusive difference between butterflies and moths
H. Broadley | August 27th, 2017 As an entomologist (scientist who studies insects), I often get asked about butterflies and moths. The question is usually something like this: “What is the difference between a butterfly and a moth?” And my response is typically something like this: “Hum, I know there are a number of distinctions,…
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Tales from Trails: Field Dispatches from Africa
A postcard from a field biologist still a bit stunned about landing her dream location in southern Africa!
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Some people just love plants
This post will finally answer all the questions you never had about why your sister has so many plants in her house.
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A Fishtastic Journey Abroad
While much of my summer was spent in a lab, I snuck away for two splendid weeks in Bergen, Norway – for research!
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Go With Your Gut…
Jaime Savage | February 1, 2019 Have you ever gotten sick and relied on your immune system to help fight off the pathogen infecting you? What if your immune system was the one attacking you to begin with?! And on top of that, what if the native species living in your gut were the ones…
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Who’s Got the Biggest Genome of Them All?
The answer may surprise you…
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A Day – and Night – in the Life of a Bat Biologist
Most scientists work in the day and sleep at night, but scientists who study nocturnal animals don’t get that luxury!
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Uncharted Intellectual Territory Science Isn’t Linear
A. Strauss | March 10, 2019 Science, by definition, is rooted in the idea of venturing beyond the limits of our knowledge into uncharted intellectual territory – asking questions without knowing the answers and making new discoveries through impartial observation and experimentation. Inherent in the nature of science is the unknown – it’s impossible for…
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Climate change impacts on our health and safety
What to know about the major impacts of climate change on our health and safety, and what we’re doing to limit them.
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It’s Not Science Fiction; Chimeras Are Real
All of our cells have the same DNA… right? Genetic chimeras shatter our ideas of identity and blur the lines between self and non-self, siblings, and sexes.