Dr. Anne’s Book of Common Microbes and their Wonders
In the Dunn lab we have worked for the last decade to study the life in homes. We have swabbed belly buttons, searched under beds, [...]
In the Dunn lab we have worked for the last decade to study the life in homes. We have swabbed belly buttons, searched under beds, [...]
It all started in a street median in Manhattan, not far from Mary Tyler Moore’s apartment. Marko Pecaravic decided to do a thesis on the [...]
In The Man Who Touched His Own Heart I tell the story of the artist Leonardo da Vinci’s discoveries inside bodies. Among the most astonishing of [...]
Recently, one of my colleagues, Brian Brown, found thirty new species of flies in urban Los Angeles. Species not yet named. Species not yet studied. [...]
Mary Claire King, as much as any individual scholar, has changed how we think about what it means to be human. She did so using [...]
Some discoveries and innovations come from big labs funded incredibly well by governments in affluent countries. They come from those in the mainstream, freighters plowing [...]
What is the secret to a long life? The heartbeat of some animals may hold a clue. Studies have concluded that mammals get about a [...]
We're excited for the upcoming release of Rob Dunn's new book, The Man Who Touched His Own Heart, on February 3! After taking on the [...]
New analyses of chimpanzees and humans reveal them to be far more different than suspected, perhaps as much as 95% different. Sometimes it takes time [...]
Today we are pleased to announce the publication of Dr. Eleanor's Book of Common Ants of New York City! In this new FREE eBook, Dr. [...]
**NOTE 2/17/2014: Dr. Eleanor's Book of Common Ants of New York City is now LIVE -- Download your copy of the interactive eBook or pdf [...]
It is an animal the size of a pinky finger. It hops wildly, blindly out of the dark. And still, somehow, it has moved unstudied [...]
**Today we have a guest post from the one and only, Dr. Eleanor Spicer Rice, author of the NEW eBook, Dr. Eleanor’s Book of Common [...]