Life Sciences and Biomedicine Archives

Genome Revelations: How Green Plants Evolved

By Jacqueline Mattos Plants are ancestral organisms that have evolved over millions of years, leading to the broad diversity we…

From big to small, we all count. Even caterpillars. Caterpillars are important Caterpillars are familiar to us. When a butterfly…

Want to learn more about this initiative? Check out the Wicked Hot Boston series, Parts One and Two. Want to…

Environment

By Jacqueline Mattos In the last few decades, scientific observations have highlighted that we are now facing a mass extinction,…

By Helen Cheng (@ms_helenc / @thebiotaproject) For those who live along the United States East Coast, October is the height…

Marine mammals such as dolphins, porpoises, and whales are often injured or killed by commercial fishing. New policies are needed…

What happens to you when you feel fear? What about anxiety? And while we’re on the subject, what is a…

Do you want to know more about the world around you? You can get outside and explore biodiversity and the…

By Jacqueline Mattos Yes, we are in a mass extinction event Recent research has spotted a new major mass extinction,…

Another great video from our friend Dr. Joe Hanson and the team behind the video series It’s Okay to Be…