Biogeography
Biogeography is the study of the geographical distribution of species and ecosystems through geographic space and time. It focuses on the large-scale distribution of species, investigating how the distributions change over time and the factors they are governed by.
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MAR 25, 2019Genetics & Genomics
MAR 25, 2019Scientists in Australia have used the genome of today's hepatitis B virus (HBV) to assess the movement of human populations into the continent....Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 11, 2019Space & Astronomy
FEB 11, 2019The Earth is the only known habitable planet in the solar system, yet curious minds still wonder: what would happen if you visited another world without a...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 10, 2019Space & Astronomy
FEB 10, 2019Although NASA hasn’t heard back from its Opportunity rover since a dust storm enveloped the planet of Mars last year, the space agency’s...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 16, 2018Space & Astronomy
DEC 16, 2018Jezero Crater is a site on the Martian surface where NASA expects the upcoming Mars 2020 rover to land and begin its initial exploration. This site is of p...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 12, 2018Space & Astronomy
DEC 12, 2018After a two-year journey through space, NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) mis...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 05, 2018Plants & Animals
DEC 05, 2018The world’s oceans are undergoing a pollution crisis the likes of which we’ve never seen before, and the unsuspecting victims of said crisis ar...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 04, 2018Space & Astronomy
DEC 04, 2018Following a two-year journey through our solar system, NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 04, 2018Plants & Animals
DEC 04, 2018Many American states have nicknames that subtly describe their unique qualities; Utah, for example, is known as the beehive state. But that origin of that...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 26, 2018Plants & Animals
NOV 26, 2018Whale strandings have become quite the frequent occurrence in New Zealand, but a massive stranding reported over the weekend that involved at least 145 pil...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 18, 2018Space & Astronomy
NOV 18, 2018When NASA’s InSight lander arrives at Mars, it will land near the planet’s equator at Elysium Planitia. This location is flat, which is ideal f...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 13, 2018Space & Astronomy
NOV 13, 2018When NASA’s New Horizons probe conducted its historic fly-by of Pluto in 2015, the American space agency received some of the sharpest photographs de...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 21, 2018Earth & The Environment
MAY 21, 2018Our protected lands are not as protected as we may think. A new study published in Science reveals that one-third of the world’s supposedly protected...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 13, 2018Earth & The Environment
MAY 13, 2018Wildfires aren’t uncommon in northern Arizona, where dry grasses cover much of the region. This year alone, the area has already seen 516 wildfires. ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 04, 2018Earth & The Environment
MAY 04, 2018Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano on the Big Island ushered in a not-so-unexpected surprise yesterday: an eruption and forced evacuation for up to a thousand ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 01, 2017Videos
SEP 01, 2017The world is a vast place, but have you ever wondered why there are such high concentrations of people in some countries and not others? China and India ar...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 30, 2017Plants & Animals
JAN 30, 2017Both Britain and New Zealand are places in the world where you’ll find yellowhammer birds. They were originally only from Britain, but were introduce...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 25, 2014Earth & The Environment
SEP 25, 2014There have been five "mass extinctions" on Earth. These are periods when extremely large numbers of species go extinct. Today 99.9 percent of all the s...Written By: Peter MicheliAPR 30, 2014Earth & The Environment
APR 30, 2014To conservationists, the so-called "equilibrium theory of island biogeography" is a standard assumption used when predicting the effects of human activitie...Written By: Jen Ellis
MAR 25, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
MAR 25, 2019
Scientists in Australia have used the genome of today's hepatitis B virus (HBV) to assess the movement of human populations into the continent....
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 11, 2019
Space & Astronomy
FEB 11, 2019
The Earth is the only known habitable planet in the solar system, yet curious minds still wonder: what would happen if you visited another world without a...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 10, 2019
Space & Astronomy
FEB 10, 2019
Although NASA hasn’t heard back from its Opportunity rover since a dust storm enveloped the planet of Mars last year, the space agency’s...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 16, 2018
Space & Astronomy
DEC 16, 2018
Jezero Crater is a site on the Martian surface where NASA expects the upcoming Mars 2020 rover to land and begin its initial exploration. This site is of p...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 12, 2018
Space & Astronomy
DEC 12, 2018
After a two-year journey through space, NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) mis...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 05, 2018
Plants & Animals
DEC 05, 2018
The world’s oceans are undergoing a pollution crisis the likes of which we’ve never seen before, and the unsuspecting victims of said crisis ar...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 04, 2018
Space & Astronomy
DEC 04, 2018
Following a two-year journey through our solar system, NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 04, 2018
Plants & Animals
DEC 04, 2018
Many American states have nicknames that subtly describe their unique qualities; Utah, for example, is known as the beehive state. But that origin of that...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 26, 2018
Plants & Animals
NOV 26, 2018
Whale strandings have become quite the frequent occurrence in New Zealand, but a massive stranding reported over the weekend that involved at least 145 pil...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 18, 2018
Space & Astronomy
NOV 18, 2018
When NASA’s InSight lander arrives at Mars, it will land near the planet’s equator at Elysium Planitia. This location is flat, which is ideal f...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 13, 2018
Space & Astronomy
NOV 13, 2018
When NASA’s New Horizons probe conducted its historic fly-by of Pluto in 2015, the American space agency received some of the sharpest photographs de...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 21, 2018
Earth & The Environment
MAY 21, 2018
Our protected lands are not as protected as we may think. A new study published in Science reveals that one-third of the world’s supposedly protected...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 13, 2018
Earth & The Environment
MAY 13, 2018
Wildfires aren’t uncommon in northern Arizona, where dry grasses cover much of the region. This year alone, the area has already seen 516 wildfires. ...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 04, 2018
Earth & The Environment
MAY 04, 2018
Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano on the Big Island ushered in a not-so-unexpected surprise yesterday: an eruption and forced evacuation for up to a thousand ...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 01, 2017
Videos
SEP 01, 2017
The world is a vast place, but have you ever wondered why there are such high concentrations of people in some countries and not others? China and India ar...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 30, 2017
Plants & Animals
JAN 30, 2017
Both Britain and New Zealand are places in the world where you’ll find yellowhammer birds. They were originally only from Britain, but were introduce...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 25, 2014
Earth & The Environment
SEP 25, 2014
There have been five "mass extinctions" on Earth. These are periods when extremely large numbers of species go extinct. Today 99.9 percent of all the s...
Written By:
Peter Micheli
APR 30, 2014
Earth & The Environment
APR 30, 2014
To conservationists, the so-called "equilibrium theory of island biogeography" is a standard assumption used when predicting the effects of human activitie...
Written By:
Jen Ellis
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