By Sophie Mendell With modern day technology, scientists have successfully captured and shared what a dinosaur roar sounds like. Surprised […]
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Chimerism: How Multiple Organisms can Live in the Same Body
By Macy Osborne-Frazier If you watched the recent Percy Jackson and the Olympians show, you might remember a scene where […]
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Why are we allergic to cats?
by Chelsea Smith You walk into a friend’s house, sit down, and start to feel a slight itch in your […]
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Vultures: You Are What You Eat…Or Are You?
by Quinn Eberhard Of the great variety of animals on Earth, few are considered more repulsive than the vulture. Often […]
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Could a mouse-like primate hold the key to human space travel?
by Elissa Foss It’s cold outside and you can’t find anything to eat, so you might as well just sleep […]
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Vector
(noun. /vec-TOR/) by Margaret Dedloff What does it mean? An organism, usually a bug, that can transmit disease to an […]
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Axolotls: The Power of Regeneration
By Nicole Gadda Regeneration–which is the process of recreating lost or damaged tissues after physical injury–isn’t simply a superpower of […]
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Are Mules Alive? What NASA has to say may surprise you…
By Sophie Mendell Billions of years ago, there was no life on Earth. Today, Earth is abundant with life. The […]
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Mosquitoes: Itchy Annoyance or Sneaky Killers?
by Margaret Dedloff When you think about the world’s deadliest animals, you might think about the Nile crocodile, responsible for […]
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The Tabby Cat
by Anna Goddard Contrary to popular belief, “tabby” is actually not a breed of cat, but rather a coat pattern. […]
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Egg-cellent Colors
By Siena Mantooth When I was a child, my mom purchased eggs for us to dye around the Easter holiday. […]
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Built for Speed: Earth’s Fastest Mammal
By Nathaniel Vorhees The fastest mammal on the planet can reach up to 70 mph and accelerate from 0-60mph in […]
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Bull Sharks Par-tee on a Golf Course
by Margaret Dedloff There are over 500 species of sharks, but only one is known to be able to live […]
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Better Together: Bobtail Squids and Bioluminescent Bacteria
by Leslie Kent Many animals use camouflage to disguise themselves to increase their chance of survival or to have an […]
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Mouse Handling and Restraint
by Yasemin Cole Technique Name: Mouse Handling and Restraint Fun Rating: 3/5 Difficulty Rating: 4/5 What is the general purpose? […]
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Parthenogenesis: Do it Yourself
by Brandon Le What if you wanted to start a family, but without the whole partnering up thing? For us […]
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¿Las ratas topo lampiñas tienen el secreto para el tratamiento del cáncer?
Publicado en Marzo 5, 2022 por Colleen Steward (English version) Traducido por Sofia Benavides Imagina que estás en un viaje […]
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Bioluminescence
(noun. /bio-loomin-ESS-ents/) By Mikayla Feldbauer What does it mean? Bioluminescence describes the ability of a living organism to make and […]
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The Orca-nization of Killer Whale Social Structures
by Margaret Dedloff Orcas, also called killer whales, are marine mammals and the largest species of dolphin. Orcas can weigh […]
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Did you know that all calico and tortoiseshell cats are female?
by Taylor Tibbs Calico cats have a secret hidden under all those cute black, white, and orange spots. While the […]
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