Science + Art = SciArt!
Dr. Eleanor and friends have a fun new blog called Buzz Hoot Roar. In each post, they explain a scientific concept that interests or excites [...]
The Biggest Microscope in the World–How do We See the Microbiota Around Us?
In this guest post, Dan Fergus, a researcher at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, picks up where Rob left off in the previous [...]
The Biggest Microscope in the World
and it is focused on your toilet seat… My grandmother, Barbara, often talked about growing up in a bedroom that was an observatory. She also, [...]
What does the climate in Minnesota have in common with the climate in Arizona?
We're continuing to explore new climate data collected inside and outside homes across the United States. Starting in March 2013, 50 participants in the Wild [...]
The Climate Inside
Our houses modify the climate around them. In great densities, our houses and other buildings can change weather patterns. Urbanization increases temperatures. It can also [...]
An Important Question From a Citizen Scientist
In this post, our School of Ants guru Lauren Nichols answers a recent query from a family participating in SOA. "Can you tell me why [...]
Lessons for Students
Earlier in the week, Rob posted an open letter to the high school students who visited the lab to participate in a research opportunity studying [...]
Taking a Closer Look at the Dog Data
A few weeks ago we announced the publication of our first research paper from the Wild Life of Our Homes project, based on microbial data [...]
Cicada Collection Pro-Tips
Today, the Your Wild Life team took a cicada safari to Greensboro to collect some dead cicadas for the Urban Buzz project. We figured we [...]
Dogs Make Me (and You) Wild: Ten Effects of Dogs on Dog People
Yesterday I got a call from the outside world but I said no in thunder. I was a dog on a short chain and now [...]
Genomics of the Ratopolis
Today we have another in our series of guest posts by participants in the upcoming meeting on indoor evolution at the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center [...]
Top 10 ways an ant’s house is similar to your house
When the region of Cappadocia found itself divided between hostile nations, rather than flee, the people decided to dig in. The landscape was composed of [...]
Seeing the Future in the Trees
Over on the EcoIPM blog, Your Wild Life team member, Emily Meineke, has a new blog post describing her research on scale insects, small pest [...]
So easy everyone can do it: How we’re like cave men and ants
**Today, we have a guest post from graduate student, Emily Meineke -- Enjoy!** There was a time when people weren’t so connected. It was a [...]
Three ways to put the SCIENCE back in Science Fairs
People seem to have different reactions to science fairs: parents may grumble about the mess that will inevitably be made, teachers get overwhelmed by all [...]