Dromaeosaurus: Dinosaur Brought to Life in Colorful Sculpture
See David Alden’s life-sized sculpture of Dromaeosaurus albertensis, a dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period.
Category: Life Sciences and Biomedicine
Carbon Capture: Transforming Greenhouse Gas into Rock
Is there a way to capture excess carbon dioxide and chemically trap it underground to mitigate the effects of climate…
Book Review: Galapagos: Preserving Darwin’s Legacy
Title: Galapagos: Preserving Darwin’s legacy, Second Edition Author: Tui De Roy Publisher: Bloomsbury Natural History Best for: General science audience, age…
Why Do Women Outlive Men?
Multiple studies have shown that, on the whole, women outlive men. Have you ever wondered where this information comes from and if it is true?
Chickens Use Color Vision to Find Food, Pick Mates
Have you ever wondered how chickens see the world? Did you know that chickens use color vision? Get the answers to these and more questions.
Honeybee Pollen and Pesticides in Your Garden
By Kate Stone Scientists at Purdue University have been investigating where bees collect most of their pollen—and, consequently, unintended pesticides.…
Pharmaceutical Waste Damages Aquatic Ecosystems
Pharmaceutical waste tends to wind up in our streams and rivers. It wreaks havoc on aquatic ecosystems and our drinking water.
Bumblebee Hairs Detect Floral Electric Fields
It is well known that bees dance to tell each other where to find the best flowers, but have you…
Marshall Islands Radiation Still Too High Decades Later
By Emily Rhode @riseandsci In the years immediately following the end of World War II, the United States government conducted large-scale…
Ivy League Climber
By Mark Lasbury, MS, MSEd, PhD @Biologuy1 Wrigley Field is the venerable 1914 baseball stadium on Chicago’s north side. One…