
3 Reasons Why We Need More Girls in STEM
Guest post by Aurora With only 28% of women making up the science and engineering workforce, it’s no secret that women are underrepresented in these
Guest post by Aurora With only 28% of women making up the science and engineering workforce, it’s no secret that women are underrepresented in these
Although rare, there are three identified (so far) amphibian species where females can engage in either egg-laying (oviparity) or give birth to live young (viviparity).
From birds to lizards and mammals, parents put effort into showing their offspring how to forage effectively. That is, how to obtain nutrition while maintaining
and on his farm he had an aphid, ee-i-ee-i-o Humans have perfected the art of farming. We have learned to create beautiful, healthy crops of
Although it’s impossible to simply ask another primate mom to explain how they are feeling and whether they may be depressed, we can infer that
Humans are remarkably non-biological when it comes to kin recognition. Members of our species, at least those of us who aren’t identical twins or who
The tree frog Dendropsophus ebraccatus utilizes a strange form of parental plasticity that is almost unique in the animal kingdom. These parents can deposit their
Dung beetle (Onthophagus atripennis) parents provision their future offspring by collecting dung. They transport it to a series of underground tunnels that they have excavated
We’ve already examined homosexuality in nature as a way to establish social bonds, practice sex, or just have fun. Although these theories are well-supported with