EusocialityAs the trees flower with the return of spring for those in the northern hemisphere, pollinators return. The honey bee, an animal…Apr 23, 2021Apr 23, 2021
Natural Selection: Not The Same FIn the British Isles, the song of birds, looking to mate, signals the start of spring. European robins, fluting and warbling from sunrise…Apr 21, 2021Apr 21, 2021
Intrasexual Selection: Why Beetles Wrestle And Salamanders RaceThis article is a sequel to Intersexual Selection & Why Animals Choose Colorful Mates, so please read that article first.Apr 20, 2021Apr 20, 2021
Sexual Selection & Why Animals Choose Colorful MatesEver look at Mallard ducks in a park and wonder why the females look so bland when the males look so colorful? Sexual dimorphism, when the…Apr 19, 2021Apr 19, 2021
TrimorphismFrom the Rocky Mountains of the western United States to Baja California, the common side-blotched lizards scamper undetected. With their…Apr 18, 2021Apr 18, 2021
Hybridization RevolutionzOur Understanding Of EvolutionThroughout the ice sheets and coasts of the Arctic Circle, the fierce polar bear roams. With males ranging from 800 to 1,300 pounds and…Apr 16, 2021Apr 16, 2021
The Ghosts Of Madagascar: The Dead That Make The Lemurs Scream And The Plants grow SpikesTo the rest of the world, Madagascar’s wilderness appears as a peculiar, remixed version of theirs. Its remaining nature, threatened by…Apr 15, 2021Apr 15, 2021
Mimicry and Illusion: How the Kingsnake Tricks Its Predators“Red on Yellow Deadly Fellow, Red on Black Friend of Jack.” To anyone who has spent time in the Southern United States, this rhyme will be…Apr 14, 2021Apr 14, 2021
Carcinization: Why Crustaceans Keep Turning Into CrabsHave you ever been to the beach, and lifted a rock, or looked into a tide pool? Among the minnows, sea stars, and algae, you likely saw a…Apr 13, 2021Apr 13, 2021
Ant Civilization: The Complex Society Below our FeetAnts are not popular animals. When you think of ants, you probably get flashbacks to their seasonal invasions of your pantry or wince at…Feb 12, 2021Feb 12, 2021
