January 2023

Yeast, A Poem

Scientist, artist: Science inspires art in this poem about the properties of yeast and its similarities to human cells.

Research into human migration shows distinct patterns, including the surprising trend toward areas affected by wildfires.

These five citizen science projects call on you to observe your local weather and bodies of water, snow or no!

Emperor penguins officially a threatened species because of projections of population decline from climate change and ineffective conservation.

Bats play an important role in forest ecosystems because of what’s called trophic cascades: they eat insects that eat trees.

Health

Exercise may stimulate changes to the body at a cellular level, leading to new treatment possibilities for diet-resistant women with obesity.