Posted: December 10, 2020

Question Your World: Do Animals Regularly Need Medicine Like Humans Do?

As humanity races toward a vaccine for the coronavirus, it’s upholding a tradition shared by many members of our extended family. Yes, other animals have also been known to explore medical intervention!

Question Your World: Do Animals Regularly Need Medicine Like Humans Do?
Posted: November 10, 2020

Question Your World: Why Are Animals Practicing Social Distancing?

This year we've been told to socially distance, but keeping disease from spreading is not just a human goal. Why are animals practicing social distancing?

Question Your World: Why Are Animals Practicing Social Distancing?
Posted: November 5, 2020

Question Your World: How Can We Address Earth’s Plastic Pollution?

What do you get when you combine enzymes MHETase and PETase? MHETase-PETase, the super enzyme! Why is it so super? Because it could help address Earth’s plastic pollution!

Question Your World: How Can We Address Earth’s Plastic Pollution?
Posted: October 29, 2020

Fright Night: Halloween Monsters

Lots of adults spend the weeks leading up to Halloween watching the scary movies. Our resident historian gives us the rundown on some creepy characters featured in the films, as well as some modern science related to each.

Fright Night: Halloween Monsters
Posted: October 26, 2020

Question Your World: What’s Scarier than a Shark with One Head?

News of a two-headed shark might sound like a scary movie being released for Halloween, but it's true!

Question Your World: What’s Scarier than a Shark with One Head?