Tough enough to survive within the harshest climates this planet has to offer, lichen is a remarkable life form that…
Heart thumps, throat lumps and goose bumps
How do you react when you are startled by a loud noise? Or when spooked by a scene in a…
Mighty migrators
For most people migration brings to mind birds traveling south for the winter. The flying V of a flock of…
The science of taste
You can see a threat, smell danger, hear an alarm and feel an injury. But did you know that your…
Diatoms
Smaller than the width of a human hair but able to be seen by astronauts in outer space, the diatom…
Seeing the unseeable
In April 2019 astronomers shared with the world a picture of one of the most mysterious objects in the universe.…
