Reptile Vs. Rodent: The Eerie Predator Secretly Protecting Our Ecosystems

Above: African Rock Python. Image Credit: Gardenesign Many people all over the world have an innate phobia of snakes. It is common to kill a snake on sight regardless of whether they are harmless or not. This natural fear extends far back to the paleocene, and evolutionary biologists even hypothesize that early primates developed advanced […]

Living History: How Shellfish are Predicting the Future

As Climate Change becomes a bigger issue, researchers grapple for reliable data showcasing repeating climate patterns. Among the tools researchers have begun to employ is the use of shellfish. Sclerochronology is a cost-effective way to understand past environmental data, and is becoming increasingly popular in the scientific industry. Understand the tools researchers use to form […]

How AI is helping us solve climate change 🤖

AlphaEarth, Google Deepmind’s newest project, is solving countless researching issues. By joining massive amounts of data together, then using AI to clean up the excess, AlphaEarth has created the biggest collection of data in the world, containing almost if not all data researchers may need. With over eight years worth of research, and more than […]

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Saving coffee one gene at a time

Maybe you hang out in the local coffeeshop on weekends, or brew a quick cup in the morning. Maybe your friends or family drink coffee every day. If so, it may worry you to realize that coffee is going extinct – and it’s our fault. By 2050, coffee won’t be a daily ritual anymore. Unless […]

Pollinators in need: the endangered giant panda

The Giant Panda, a majestic creatures iconic throughout the world, is endangered. Pandas are incredibly important in ecosystems. As a top pollinator and vegetation-controlling animal, without these creatures, farming in China would be nearly impossible. But for those of us not living in China, why should we care that it’s going extinct? Read this post […]