Biodiversity refers to the variety of life on Earth, including the diversity of species, ecosystems, and genetic variation within and among species. It is essential for maintaining the healthy functioning of ecosystems and for sustaining the services they provide to humans, such as clean water and air, food, and medicine. Assess ecosystem health By measuring … Continue reading Introduction to Biodiversity

For Animal Stories for Kids Buster Bear was having a lazy day.  But as the sun reached higher into the sky, his fur started to get hot and his stomach was starting to growl.  “All right” he said to himself.  “Time to get a move on.” Slowly and methodically, Buster Bear started to head downhill … Continue reading Buster Bear Goes Fishing

For Conversational Biology series - topic POLS To learn a topic, it is nice to have a central framework upon which to build your “mind map”.  When it comes to biology, my central framework is called “The Central Dogma of Biology”.  To get us started learning about biology, I think it is appropriate to provide … Continue reading Central Dogma of Biology