City mouse or country mouse? I collect mice from Philly homes to study how they got so good at urban living
An evolutionary biologist is studying what these resilient urban pests can teach us about adaptation and evolution.
Megan Phifer-Rixey, Assistant Professor of Biology, Drexel University •
conversation
March 14, 2024 • ~7 min
March 14, 2024 • ~7 min
Surviving fishing gear entanglement isn’t enough for endangered right whales – females still don’t breed afterward
Even when female North Atlantic right whales survive entanglement in fishing gear, it may affect their future ability to breed, increasing the pressure on this critically endangered species.
Rob Harcourt, Professor of Marine Ecology, Macquarie University
• conversation
March 13, 2024 • ~10 min
March 13, 2024 • ~10 min
Rare access to hammerhead shark embryos reveals secrets of its unique head development
Because hammerhead sharks give birth to live young, studying their embryonic development is much more complicated than harvesting some eggs and watching them develop in real time.
Gareth J. Fraser, Associate Professor of Evolutionary Developmental Biology, University of Florida
• conversation
March 8, 2024 • ~5 min
March 8, 2024 • ~5 min
Potato plant radiation sensors could one day monitor radiation in areas surrounding power plants
What if plants in the area surrounding a nuclear reactor could act as radiation detectors, with the help of a drone?
Neal Stewart, Professor of Plant Sciences, University of Tennessee •
conversation
Feb. 21, 2024 • ~9 min
Feb. 21, 2024 • ~9 min
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