Have you ever wanted to conduct scientific research? Citizen, or community science involves non-scientists in assisting...
The DNA of a human cell has all the information necessary to produce more than 20,400 different proteins. This...
We all know earthworms as important friends in our garden: they help plants to grow better by providing nutrients...
Did you know that iron is one of the most important elements on Earth? It is assumed that life evolved close to iron...
Like humans, plant and animal species have a specific type of place, called an ecosystem, where they prefer to live. If...
Springtails are tiny, six-legged animals that you meet every day, but hardly notice. They can survive in big cities, on...
Have you ever walked around a forest or park, and noticed signs saying things like: “Do not Pick Flowers” or “Do not...
Did you ever notice that dead leaves never accumulate in forests? For that service, we can thank a cleaning team of...
Fallen branches, logs, and tree stumps are a valuable habitat in forests, giving food and shelter to many organisms...
In 1993, an outbreak of the bacterium Escherichia coli made over 700 people ill across the United States. A special...
Humans use land to grow crops for food, and the farming methods we use can influence the organisms that live in the...
Oribatid mites are a group of animals related to spiders, scorpions, and ticks. However, they are typically much...
