What do crayfish and the metal mercury tell us about clean water? What do animal adaptations tell us about their environment. Meet a scientist who studies crayfish and hopes they will show him how ...

The Earth is full of remarkable species, and the wood frog (Lithobates sylvaticus) is certainly one of them. This small critter is the only amphibian on the planet that lives north of the Arctic ...

Which animals have super-hero like senses? Over time, some animals have developed impressive hearing, sight, the ability to smell and sensitive touch. These super senses are adaptations that help them ...

Andrew Hess, Ph.D., earned his doctorate in interdepartmental genetics (animal breeding and genetics, with a statistics minor) from Iowa State University in 2016. He is an assistant professor of ...

The field of biological research has long relied on conventional model animals to unravel complex biological and ...