How Animals Code Their Kids for Survival
Insights into epigenetics and inheritance show that some organisms can adapt to a changing world.
Apr 30, 2019 | 2,600 words, about 13 minutes
Scientific Field/Discipline: Ecology
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Parasites Are Helping California Mussels Beat the Heat
The parasites change the mussels’ shells from black to blue-gray, causing them to absorb less sunlight.
Apr 29, 2019 | 600 words, about 3 minutes
Hatchery Fish Are Less Successful at Reproducing in the Wild
Genetic experiments show hatchery escapees that breed with wild fish have fewer offspring.
Apr 25, 2019 | 550 words, about 2 minutes
The Unexpected Winners from Sea Star Wasting Disease
The devastating outbreak cleared space in the ecosystem for previously uncompetitive sea stars to flourish.
Apr 23, 2019 | 650 words, about 3 minutes
Searching the Forest for the Trees
Indigenous communities rush to find the few remaining monumental cedars for totem poles, house posts, and canoes.
Apr 23, 2019 | 7 min 30 sec
How to Count a Billion Birds
Each spring, billions of birds cross the Gulf of Mexico. New research is giving scientists a detailed look at the members of this massive migration.
Apr 18, 2019 | 800 words, about 4 minutes
Reassessing Seal Rescue
The Netherlands is trying to do something new when it comes to rescuing “stranded” seals: less.
Apr 16, 2019 | 4,900 words, about 25 minutes
Tiny Monsters in the Sea
Warming ocean waters are an invitation to all sorts of pathogens with the potential to remake ocean life.
Apr 9, 2019 | 2,400 words, about 12 minutes