Experimental Musings

If you have not heard the news, there’s a lot of hurricane activity going on these days. Florence is the current major storm causing all kinds of headlines.

What insect is about as old as the dinosaurs, lives on every non-frozen continent, and might be able to tell us about how species could adapt to our planet’s changing climate? Let’s talk about those little social creatures: ants.

Trees are strong and beautiful living things that don’t move, right? An individual tree can’t up and travel, but tree migration is a real thing and scientists just made a huge discovery about how some of Earth’s trees are on the move.

For those trying to maintain a nice yard, you know pests can totally be an issue, right? Well, the same thing applies for big scale projects, like grassland restoration. Looking for a natural alternative to pest control led scientists to a hot new idea: peppers!

It's Shark Week, an entire week devoted to one of Earth's most misunderstood and magnificent animals. For Shark Week, let's talk about a much more real way to link sharks and climate change.