Why Does Biodiversity Matter?
Tiny ants. Mighty blue whales. Ancient redwood trees. Newborn panda cubs. Millions of different animals, plants, fungi, bacteria, and other living things
The Story of CRISPR
Inside a living cell, something remarkable is happening. A very tiny machine cuts the cell’s DNA. Next, the cell repairs the broken
How to get along with coyote neighbors
Photo credit: National Park Service Are coyotes moving into your neighborhood? Science News for Students, September 3, 2020 I started working on
Two New Science Books for Beginning Readers
I write books throughout the year, but they all tend to come out during the peak book season of late summer, in
Robots and Cyborgs
Recently, I’ve written two articles for Science News for Students about robotics: Teaching robots right from wrong and Wired and weird: Meet the cyborg