MS-LS2-2
Construct an explanation that predicts patterns of interactions among organisms across multiple ecosystems.
- Animals
Snake blood boosts mouse heart
Scientists find that a mouse’s heart swells in the presence of python blood.
- Health & Medicine
Worms, your unlikely allies
Parasites show promise in treating immune disorders.
By Nathan Seppa -
- Animals
Secrets of the world’s extreme divers
For emperor penguins and other animals, being able to hold their breath the longest could be in the blood
By Roberta Kwok - Animals
There’s no ‘i’ in elephant
These clever mammals may know when two trunks are better than one.
- Plants
Carnivorous plants say ‘cheese’
It took high-speed cameras to reveal how the bladderwort gets lunch.
- Environment
Cleaning up fish farms
Although fish farms can supply lots of food, these operations may also cause pollution and hurt wild populations.
- Fossils
Dinosaur Eggs-citement
Scientists have found dinosaur eggs, with their shells on, inside a female dino fossil.
By Emily Sohn - Animals
A microbe nanny for young wasps
A smear of bacteria helps baby wasps survive infancy.
By Emily Sohn - Environment
Alien invasions
Around the world, plants, animals, fungi, and other life forms are ending up in places where they don't belong.
By Emily Sohn - Animals
Baboons listen for who’s tops
Baboons can tell who's in charge by the sound of voices alone.
By Emily Sohn - Genetics
Baby swaps, crime scenes, and DNA testing
By looking at animal DNA, investigators are solving crimes and conservationists are helping save endangered species.
By Emily Sohn