By Vilhelmiina Haavisto and Allison Hung In recent years, the capybara has been launched into internet stardom as the world’s largest and chillest rodent. This giant rodent looms over its guinea pig r...
Last updated on April 20, 2026. Last year, I made 26 batches of homemade yogurt and ate probably over 350 yogurt and granola breakfasts (or some variation of that). Since I left the world of laborator...
You may have heard that biology is the “science of exceptions” and this story originating from polar bear poop is yet another example of this saying. It’s a story of host-associated bacteria that has ...
Every two weeks, I grow a new batch of yogurt, pouring warm milk into my “incubator” and 10 hours later, scooping out the thickened concoction that becomes my yogurt and granola breakfast. In the frid...
By Vilhelmiina Haavisto When you think of pollination, you probably think of bees and butterflies flocking to colorful and delightfully scented flowers, transporting pollen from one to another in exch...