Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Author: Christina Andrea Alvear

Animal behaviorComparative ZoologyEnvironmental ScienceRegenerative Biology/Medicine

Axolotl Armed and Back Again, Thanks to Retinoic Acid

Featured Image Caption: Axolotl and image of limb and skeletal structure being tested for regeneration.  Top image by Tiia Monto,

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Ciencias AmbientalesComportamiento AnimalEspañolSostenibilidad

Cerebros contra Cuerpos: Tortugas Marinas Navegando un Océano más Cálido

Artículo escrito en Ingles y Español por Abigail Jolteusy editado en Español por Christina Andrea Alvear  y  Dulce Rosario Alberto-Aguilar

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ClimateEnvironmental ScienceHuman Exposure and Public Health

Researchers in Turkey Test Evergreens to See Which Species Tolerates Air Pollution Best

Featured Image Caption: Lebanese cedar(Cedrus libani A. Rich.) trees at Beydağları Coastal National Park.  Lebanese cedar is a common plant

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Animal behaviorEnvironmental Science

Animal Welfare: Do Piglets in Pens Go Hog Wild for Certain Colors?

According to the USDA, since 1990, the number of hog farms has declined by more than 70% as individual enterprises has grown larger.  Unfortunately for pigs raised in the U.S., their housing conditions are more restrictive than the piglet depicted here.  Presumably, the primary reason for this is to make room for more livestock.

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Ciencias AmbientalesEcosistemasEnvironmental ScienceEspañolRestauración Ecológica

Echando Nuevas Raíces: Extracción del Jacinto de Agua Invasivo para Tratamientos Medicinales

Este artículo originalmente en Inglés fue traducido al Español  utilizando Google Translate (Google, 10/3/25) y posteriormente revisados y corregidos por

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Environmental SciencePaleontologyPaleoproteonomicsScience through time

Beyond Paleontology: Studying Fossils to Understand Cancer

Featured Image Caption: Telmatosaurus sketch by Debivort CC by SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons Primary Source Article: Chandrasinghe, P. C.,

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EcosystemsEnvironmental ScienceRestoration

Turning a New Leaf: Extracting the Invasive Water Hyacinth for Medicinal Treatments

Featured Image Caption: The Water hyacinth is a floating plant that has clusters of leaves, lavender spiked flowers, and feathery

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