The Bigger Your House, The More Room for Bugs
Insect diversity inside the house strongly correlates with neighborhood income. The higher up the income ladder you climb, the greater the diversity of bugs.
How Ants Make Gardens in the Sky
You probably haven’t heard of ant gardens, but JSTOR has. High above neotropical rain forests, ants create elaborate nests, sharing them with epiphytes.
Slow, Steady, and Very, Very, Very Old
Why do Greenland Sharks and Pacific Rockfish live for hundreds and hundreds of years?
What Birds, Coyotes, and Badgers Know About Teamwork
Mutualism is a relationship between organisms where both benefit.
Extreme Napping in the Animal Kingdom
Although sleep is ubiquitous for animals with brains, differences in how, why, and for how long animals sleep remain unexplained.
Bringing Back the Cougars
A controversial proposed solution to the Eastern United States' deer population problem.
Women’s Fight for Scientific Fieldwork
How did women scientists fit into the naturalists and botanist mix during their earliest days in the field?
The Astounding Adaptations of Long-Distance Flyers
Frigate birds are truly champion fliers. The birds can fly for weeks without stopping. How do they do it?
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Frog Sex (but Were Afraid to Ask)
New research suggests that specific positions may serve to ensure that frog species only mate with their own kind.