Science Doesn’t Stop in the Winter!
When the days grow shorter and the landscape is blanketed in snow, it might seem like nature has gone dormant. Trees stand bare, ponds freeze over, and many animals disappear from sight. But winter is...
View ArticleMore than a token photo
When asked to name scientists, students mention the likes of Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein, and Isaac Newton. And when asked to draw a scientist, students almost always draw a white man holding a...
View ArticleReconstructing the behaviour of ancient animals
The activities are as follows: Fossils are the ancient remains of organisms that existed thousands to millions of years ago. Scientists look through fossil records to learn about the lives of animals...
View ArticleData Nuggets awarded the Huxley from the Society for the Study of Evolution
The SSE T. H. Huxley Award Committee has announced the winner of the 2025 T. H. Huxley Award, Dr. Elizabeth Schultheis, Education and Outreach Coordinator for the Kellogg Biological Station Long-Term...
View ArticleFarms in the fight against climate change
The activities are as follows: Carbon, when it is found in the soil, has a lot of benefits. Soil carbon makes water more available to plant roots, supports microbes and insects, helps water move...
View ArticlePFAS: Our forever problem
The activities are as follows: Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of pollutants that are found in many commonly used products. They are in clothing, non-stick pans, and even the...
View ArticleScience Communication and Data Literacy: Reflections on My Fellowship with...
Samson Stynen is a first PhD student in the Haddad Lab at W.K. Kellogg Biological Station. He studies the impacts of climate change on butterfly morphology and demography. He aspires to be a link...
View ArticleCO2 and trees, too much of a good thing?
The activities are as follows: The amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere has steadily increased since the start of the Industrial Revolution in 1750. This extra CO2 traps heat like a...
View ArticleNSF Terminates $1.5M Data Nuggets Grant
On Friday, May 9th, the National Science Foundation (NSF) terminated a collaborative research grant shared between Michigan State University and Auburn University, “Sharing Scientist Role Model Stories...
View ArticleWhat grows when the forest goes?
The activities are as follows: The H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest, or Andrews for short, is a long-term ecological research site in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon. The forest is a temperate...
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