Common Planet
A Warning From the Himalayas
When we hear the word “flood,” we usually look at the sky. How much did it rain? Was there a storm? Was there a cloudburst? But the devastating flood that...
A Warning From the Himalayas
When we hear the word “flood,” we usually look at the sky. How much did it rain? Was there a storm? Was there a cloudburst? But the devastating flood that...
The Worm and the Data Center
C. elegans is a tiny worm, about one millimeter long. It has only 302 neurons. And yet it can move toward food, avoid danger, learn from experience and change its...
The Worm and the Data Center
C. elegans is a tiny worm, about one millimeter long. It has only 302 neurons. And yet it can move toward food, avoid danger, learn from experience and change its...
The Life Beneath Our Feet
After it rains, earthworms often appear on sidewalks and roads. We step around them, or sometimes over them, without thinking very much about the small creature in front of us....
The Life Beneath Our Feet
After it rains, earthworms often appear on sidewalks and roads. We step around them, or sometimes over them, without thinking very much about the small creature in front of us....
When AI Helps Us Listen to Dolphins
Whenever I see dolphins swimming together, I wonder what they are saying to each other. Dolphins are very social animals. They whistle, click and make many other sounds while they...
When AI Helps Us Listen to Dolphins
Whenever I see dolphins swimming together, I wonder what they are saying to each other. Dolphins are very social animals. They whistle, click and make many other sounds while they...
The Moment We Could Finally See
On March 5, 2021, off the coast of Maui, researchers noticed something they had waited decades to see. A humpback whale was giving birth. Scientists have studied humpback whales for...
The Moment We Could Finally See
On March 5, 2021, off the coast of Maui, researchers noticed something they had waited decades to see. A humpback whale was giving birth. Scientists have studied humpback whales for...
The Orangutan Who Treated His Own Wound
In Indonesia, scientists saw something they had never documented before. A wild Sumatran orangutan named Rakus had a large wound on his face, probably from a fight. A few days...
The Orangutan Who Treated His Own Wound
In Indonesia, scientists saw something they had never documented before. A wild Sumatran orangutan named Rakus had a large wound on his face, probably from a fight. A few days...