Common Origins

In this series, Climate Editor Jason P. Dinh explores the biosphere’s dazzling diversity and inherent interconnectedness through evolution’s unifying lens.

Two dung beetles roll not he dirt along with a circular cut out of solar system drawing.

Dung, the Cradle of Diversity Guided by celestial bodies in the sky, dung beetles fertilize the land, nourishing their surroundings and engineering flourishing ecosystems

Common Origins Deep Ecology

An ominous shadow hovers above the sea water.

Fossilized “Weird, Gigantic” Whale Could Be the Heaviest Animal Ever In a new study published in Nature, researchers discovered a 40-million-year-old whale species.

Biodiversity Ocean Life

The Duality of Hummingbirds Leveraging both force and finesse, a new study shows how hummingbirds straddle contradictions in their quest for nectar.

Common Origins Deep Ecology

Close up of a red, white, and black moth.

In the Dead of Night, a Deafening War The first piece in our new series on species interconnectedness traverses through the 60-million-year-old evolution of bats and moths.

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