What would happen if bats went extinct?
Bats are critical to many ecosystems across the globe, and their elimination would have countless negative environmental and economic impacts. . . . (No Comments)
How would we survive without Meiosis??
What is Meiosis? Meiosis is the process that creates gametes, better known as eggs and sperm, which are essential for . . . (No Comments)
Academia’s Culture of Silence
Originally posted at Hippo Reads. Heaving ourselves out of bed each morning is a trying feat for most of us. . . . (2 Comments)
in a world without the loblolly pine…
No plant indicates that you are in the American South as clearly as the loblolly pine. Driving from western Texas . . . (No Comments)
Missing mitochondria
Mitochondria are often described as the “powerhouse” of the cell. These organelles are responsible for production of the majority . . . (No Comments)
Earth Minus Invasives
I think I deserve a pat on the back – using only the power of my mind, I have, in . . . (No Comments)
Without a Seaweed Meadow
Ascophyllum nodosum is a brown seaweed and a ubiquitous member of intertidal communities throughout the temperate North Atlantic. This cold- . . . (No Comments)
On the Importance of Mitochondria
Most of us learned back in grade school that mitochondria are the power plants of our cells. These tiny organelles, . . . (No Comments)
Even deleting the chestnut blight won’t necessarily bring the chestnut…
100 years ago, the Eastern United States was a lot different than it is today. Yeah, there was less urban . . . (3 Comments)
Dawdling along in a world without norepinephrine
If norepinephrine were suddenly deleted from the face of the earth, you probably wouldn’t wake up in the morning. If . . . (No Comments)