Do you look for ways to involve the holidays in your classroom activities? Valentine’s Day is coming up, and we have a few ideas on how you can add a little holiday flair to your lesson plans! Most of these…
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Five Viruses You Should Know
In the late 1800’s, scientists were working to characterize the means through which microbes caused disease. While certain diseases like cholera, tuberculosis and anthrax could be explained by the presence of specific bacteria, other diseases, like rabies, could not. As…
The Genetics of Speech
For centuries, scientists and philosophers have argued that speech, a distinctly human trait, was an essential component for the formation of early societies. Ancient mythologies often suggest that language predates humanity, while biologists have uncovered interesting links that might explain…
The Evolution of Plants
From still unknown flowers, trees, ferns and mosses in the rainforest to the vegetables and grain we eat at home, plants share a deep and in many ways still mysterious history. This history has shaped the evolution of the other…
