Field of study
Biology
398 articles
Biology
Mutualism: How Species Win Together, and When They Cheat
Mutualism is a relationship between two species in which both benefit. That’s the whole definition. Everything else, from…
October 13, 2026
Botany
Endemic Plants of Jordan: 9 Species Found Nowhere Else
Jordan has more than 2,500 recorded plant species and only around 100 of them are endemic, meaning they…
October 12, 2026
Biology
Autotrophs: How Living Things Make Their Own Food
Autotrophs are organisms that make their own food from inorganic sources, such as carbon dioxide, water, and minerals,…
October 12, 2026
Biology
Endemic Species of Nebraska: What Lives Only Here
TLDR Nebraska has almost no strict endemics, meaning species found nowhere else on Earth. The clearest case is…
October 7, 2026
Biology
Types of Cell Division: Mitosis, Meiosis, Binary Fission
There are three main types of cell division: binary fission, mitosis, and meiosis. Binary fission is how bacteria…
October 7, 2026
Botany
Endemic Plants of Trinidad and Tobago: 12 Species
Trinidad and Tobago has 59 endemic vascular plants. That’s the number a taxonomic review left standing after earlier…
October 7, 2026
Biology
Examples of Cartilaginous Fish: Sharks, Rays and More
TLDR Cartilaginous fish are fish whose skeletons are made of cartilage instead of bone. They fall into three…
October 7, 2026
Biology
25 Examples of Invasive Species and How They Spread
A species is non-native if people moved it somewhere it didn’t evolve. It’s invasive when it then spreads…
October 3, 2026
Wildlife
Endemic Species of São Tomé and Príncipe: A Field Guide
Contents The endemic species of São Tomé and Príncipe include around 27 birds packed into roughly 1,000 km²…
October 2, 2026
Biology
Endemic Species of Haiti: Wildlife Found Nowhere Else
Haiti covers the western third of Hispaniola, and it is one of the most biologically distinctive countries in…
October 2, 2026