Zombies are one of the most popular pop culture horror tropes and have been gracing the silver screen, TV, and video games for a generation. While mostly given a supernatural explanation, some works of fiction try to give a more-or-less scientific explanation for their walking dead, whether it’s a virus, […]
If you have been paying attention in the past few months, you probably have heard a lot of talk about so-called “murder hornets.” Nests of murder hornets have been popping up in the American Northwestwest, drawing attention and concern from national health agencies. “Murder honrets”—another name for the Asian giant hornet […]
Most people are familiar with many kinds of butterfly, The wings of butterflies are often their most distinguishing feature and come in many different shapes, colors, textures, and patterns. But, do you know how a butterfly wing works, or what it is made out of? Butterfly wings do more than […]
One of my favorite experiences while pursuing my graduate degree happened 15 years ago while attending the Ant Course, which is a collaboration between the California Academy of Sciences and Harvard University that provides unique training to entomologists at the Southwestern Research Station in Portal, Arizona. I loved this course […]
In mid-August, 2001, I was on a chartered boat off the coast of Turkey. On day one, as the sun began to set, I heard an intense buzzing sound that filled the entire inlet we had settled in for the night. I asked the locals what the sound was and […]
Fireflies, common around most of the United States, communicate with specific flashes of light. They use light for mating purposes. Each species evolved to have a unique pattern of flashes so individual fireflies can find mates of the same species. Along with finding mates, their flashes can do numerous things, […]
If you visit Half Moon Bay, CA, a beautiful coastal gem just 30 miles south of San Francisco, be sure to check out the home goods store West Main Half Moon Bay. They sell really high quality home goods that are sourced mainly from the United States. The owner and […]