Life is incredibly diverse. Millions of species fill the seas, land and skies of our planetary home. It seems as if there is no end to the discovery of new animals, plants and other life forms. As a biologist who teaches a class about plant diversity, I can always count on discovering a new group of plants... Continue Reading →
When Flightless Birds Ruled the Land: The “Terror” Birds of the New World
Dinosaurs and large mammals, like mammoths, get all the attention, but the fossil record is full of amazing animals from ages past that haven’t yet been brought to the public eye through a Pixar movie. Such is the case of the so-called “terror birds” of South America. The terror birds are a group of birds... Continue Reading →