Tropical climates are the most biodiverse on Earth − but it's not only because of how warm and wet they are

A new study reveals how the geography of global climates influences the rich patterns of species diversity in an ever-changing world.

Dave Roberts, Professor Emeritus of Ecology, Montana State University • conversation
Sept. 28, 2023 • ~8 min

E.O. Wilson's lifelong passion for ants helped him teach humans about how to live sustainably with nature

E.O. Wilson was one of the world’s leading experts on ants, but his other passion was convincing humans to see themselves as part of the natural world.

Doug Tallamy, Professor of Entomology, University of Delaware • conversation
Dec. 27, 2021 • ~8 min

From a lifelong passion for ants, E.O. Wilson guided humanity to think of sustainability

E.O. Wilson was one of the world’s leading experts on ants, but his other passion was convincing humans to see themselves as part of the natural world.

Doug Tallamy, Professor of Entomology, University of Delaware • conversation
Dec. 27, 2021 • ~8 min

One incredible ocean crossing may have made human evolution possible

Given tens of millions of years, wildly improbable events – like primates crossing oceans – are almost a given.

Nicholas R. Longrich, Senior Lecturer in Evolutionary Biology and Paleontology, University of Bath • conversation
April 29, 2021 • ~10 min

South America is filled with mammals of North American origin but not vice versa – and scientists have figured out why

Why were mammals travelling south through newly-formed Panama so much more successful than those heading north?

Christine Janis, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Bristol • conversation
Oct. 6, 2020 • ~7 min

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