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Sunday Sketch: Bumble Bee
Some bumble bee species are able to inhabit extremely cold environments, with their distribution stretching far north into the Arctic Circle. Vector art and fact by Danielle Rutkowski, Bluesky...
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Sunday Sketch: The Sleeper Banded Goby
Amblygobius phalaena, known as the Sleeper Banded Goby, is notable for its habit of rearranging rocks and sand to construct burrows as nests. These fish mate monogamously and males tend to the eggs in...
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Creature Feature: American Alligator
Summer’s beginning to set in. There’s a heavy heat settled over everything like a thick, wet blanket. In the distance, a sound ripples through the night, inspiring both awe and terror. It’s the sort...
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Field Frame Friday: Songs of the Sierra
While conducting field work in the Eastern Sierra Nevada, one encounters a plethora of bird speices. The Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus) is a striking songbird found across much of...
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Sunday Sketch: Cat
Cats don’t just socialize with each other because they live near each other; they have preferences for who they hang out with. Cats are more likely to be friendly towards members of their own family,...
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Sunday Sketch: Tiger Beetle
Tiger beetles are known for being both ferocious predators and extremely fast runners, capable of reaching speeds of up to 9 km/h (5.6 mph; 2.5 m/s). They run so fast that they can’t visually process...
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Creature Feature: Humpback Whale
The plaintive songs of Megaptera novaeangliae, commonly known as the Humpback Whale, have captured humanity’s attention for decades. The humpback whale (hereafter referred to as HW) is a migratory...
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Field Notes: A Wonderful Winter with Wolves
Since my first field season last summer, I had been itching to see the behavior of the wolves in a new season: winter. It would be my final season of data collection for my PhD. I said farewell to...
View ArticleAsk a Scientist: Doggy Paddle
Leon asks, “Do dogs know, before they jumped into the ocean, how cold it is?” Great question, Leon! It’s hard for humans to know exactly what a dog is thinking, which includes whether dogs know how...
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Sunday Sketch: Sea Otter
To consume hard-shelled food such as mussels or clams, sea otters utilize rocks as tools to break them open. They have specific rocks that they repeatedly use for this purpose. Art and fact by...
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Sunday Sketch: Parrotfish
Scarus psittacus, commonly known as parrotfish, is named for its parrot-like beak, which it uses to bite off chunks of coral that it crushes and digests. Most of the sediment found on white sandy...
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Creature Feature: Axolotl
You may be familiar with the axolotl (“ACK-suh-LAH-tuhl”, scientific name: Ambystoma mexicanum) – not only has the little guy been featured in popular games such as Minecraft, Fortnite, and Roblox,...
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Science and Culture: The Power of Play – Video Games as Agents of Ecological...
Global urbanization and advancements in technology have led to a disconnect between people and the natural environments around them [1,2]. This lack of interaction with nature has contributed to...
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Sunday Sketch: Osprey
Ospreys, scientifically known as Pandion haliaetus, feed primarily on fish. Art and fact by @Squidtoons [Edited by Nicole Rodrigues] Reference: Poole, A.F. (2019). Ospreys: The Revival of a Global...
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Sunday Sketch: Honey Bee
Honey bees perform a dance to invite other bees from the same colony for grooming. This behavior can help them get rid of harmful parasites. Art and fact by Nicole Rodrigues, Instagram & Twitter...
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Creature Feature: Gato montes
On the high slopes and foothills of the Andean mountains, in the thorny bushes of the Patagonian steppe, and in the grasslands of the often-flooded pampas, lives a little jack-of-all-trades wildcat...
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Newsroom: The cliff’s edge: rearing environment and spatial cognition in egg...
A common question I get about chickens is “can they fly?” And to many people’s surprise the answer is yes! Although they might not go far or look very graceful, chickens can absolutely fly. Like their...
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Sunday Sketch: Tardigrade
Tardigrades are exceptionally resilient animals. They can endure extreme temperatures ranging from -272.8 °C to 150 °C for 15 minutes, as well as low and high atmospheric pressures, ranging from 200...
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Sunday Sketch: Snail
Snails can feed on a variety of food sources, such as plants or decaying material. They have a radula, which contains teeth that enable them to eat. New teeth are constantly forming to replace those...
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Creature Feature: Mara
In semiarid central and southern Argentina, there lives a large, enigmatic rodent species. European explorers, writing in English, once called the animal the Patagonian Cavy or Patagonian Hare, but it...
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