Tag: animals

Do Naked Mole Rats Hold the Secret to Cancer Treatment?

May 5, 2022 admin

by Colleen Steward Imagine that you are on a trip exploring the Atlanta Zoo. You round the corner from the […]

Ornithology

Glossary

April 1, 2022April 1, 2022 admin

(Noun. /or-nuh-THAW-luh-jee/) by Colleen Steward What does it mean? Ornithology is a field of science that focuses on birds. Someone […]

Ballooning Spiders

December 3, 2021February 11, 2022 admin

by Lacey R. Lopez Imagine you’re playing in the backyard with your friends, kicking around the good ol’ soccer ball. […]

Zoonosis

Glossary

November 12, 2021November 12, 2021 admin

(Noun. /zoo-NO-sis/) Plural: zoonoses By Lacey Lopez What does it mean? “Zoonosis” is a disease or infection that naturally spreads […]

Imprinting: An Avian Anecdote

October 30, 2021 admin

by Whitney Bell Recently, a special love story garnered an enormous amount of publicity. A lot of proposals and wedding […]

Do dogs really love us?

October 22, 2021 admin

by Nicole Gadda Do our dogs really love us? The science says yes! We recently rescued a 10-week old puppy. […]

Is there a maximum number of heartbeats?

October 2, 2021October 15, 2021 admin

By Taylor Tibbs When you think of a mouse and a blue whale, the first difference you probably think of […]

Color, too, is in the Eye of the Beholder

May 25, 2021May 25, 2021 admin

by Anastacia Wienecke There is much more to color than meets the eye. Quantitative measurements like weight, volume, temperature, and […]

Morphology

Glossary

May 25, 2021May 25, 2021 admin

(noun. /mor-FAW-luh-jee/) by Zoe Terwilliger What does it mean? Morphology is the study of physical forms and features of organisms. […]

The Rainforests of the Sea

May 25, 2021October 25, 2021 admin

by Nicole Gadda Sea turtles, jellyfish, anemones, parrotfish, seahorses, sea sponges, starfish, Nemo, and Dory – coral reefs aren’t nicknamed […]

Flying the Red Eye

May 25, 2021February 14, 2022 admin

By Alec Chavez “Flying the red eye” is a commonly used expression to describe the tired appearance of one’s eyes […]

Biomimicry

November 19, 2020February 16, 2021 admin

By Devina Thiono Note from the Editor: Students interested in biomimicry can also check out Biomimicry.org Animals, and nature in […]

Herpetology

Glossary

November 4, 2020February 25, 2021 admin

By Sarah Lowe (Noun./ her-peh-TOLLO-jee/) What does it mean? Zoology is the scientific study of animals. Herpetology is a branch […]

Parthenogenesis

Glossary

October 29, 2020February 25, 2021 admin

By Priscila Santa Rosa (Noun. /par-theh-no-JEH-ne-sis/) What does it mean? Parthenogenesis is a type of asexual reproduction in animals where […]

Eyes of the Deep Sea

October 24, 2020January 31, 2021 admin

By Emma Goldberg If you’ve ever woken up in the middle of the night and tried to reach for something […]

The Morris Water Maze

Techniques

October 6, 2020November 11, 2022 admin

By Sean Gay Fun rating: 4/5 The actual experiment is easy to perform and generates loads of data. Difficulty rating: […]