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Some beetles roll the flesh of dead animals into a ball and cover it in goop — all to feed their future offspring. Now scientists think that goo might do more than just slow decay. It also appears to hide the scent of the decomposing bounty and boosts another odor that repels competitors.

What are the benefits of distance learning for students in a high school setting? In this article, two California educators share how they've structured distance learning with their students — including the advantages of their approach.

The world’s vital insect kingdom is undergoing “death by a thousand cuts,” the world’s top bug experts said.

Identical twins are not exactly genetically the same, new research shows.

America’s rivers are changing color — and people are behind many of the shifts, a new study said.

The COVID-19 pandemic has helped revive the autopsy.

In this Click & Learn, students explore mathematical models that describe how populations change over time and apply these models to the invasive lionfish population in the Bahamas. They also use data from other species to learn how density-dependent factors limit population size.

In this article, Kathy Van Hoeck discusses how to implement a storyline about the phenomenon of elephant tusklessness.

Genetics and patterns of inheritance are key topics to cover in a biology course. In this article by Cinthya Fernández, who teaches in Mexico, see how she sequences our genetics resources for her introductory and advanced high school biology classes.

Case-based teaching allows for flexibility and adaptability, and case-based learning leads to many positive educational outcomes. In this article, New Jersey educator Missy Holzer explores how to use our salt marsh-related resources in a case study exploring trophic cascades.

Gorillas are highly sociable animals – up to a point. A crowded mountain can make silverbacks more violent, scientists say.

Tasmanian devils, the carnivorous marsupials whose feisty, frenzied eating habits won the animals cartoon fame, have returned to mainland Australia for the first time in some 3,000 years.