Team Gene: Nucleotide Trivia
Nucleotides are the basic units of nucleic acids. They are monomeric units – molecules that react together with other monomeric molecules to …
Team Gene: Accuracy Punnett Hours
Gregor Mendel certainly deserved his title as the “father of modern genetics” for his botany studies of inherited traits. But his discoveries …
Eyewire presents: Team Gene!
Your genes make you you! Today we are all familiar with DNA, or Deoxyribonucleic acid, a polymer that carries the genetic instructions for …
Frog vs Toad: Amphibious battle!
Frogs vs. toads – what’s the difference? Well, technically, the answer is nothing! Frogs are short-bodied, tail-less amphibians from the order Anura (from …
Reptile Pile: Awards
All competition events for Reptile Pile have finished, and it’s probably time to slither away for a post competition rest. We hope …
Reptile Pile: Turtle Time Marathon
Turtles come from the order Testudines, and are recognizable by their shells, which developed from their ribs. A turtle’s shell is part …
Reptile Pile: Tuatara vs. Worm Lizard
It’s time for a reptilian head-to-head! We’re making friends with some lesser known reptiles in this month’s competition, so let’s get to …
Reptile Pile: Learnin’ Lizards Trivia
There’s a lot to learn about lizards. In fact, this group of squamate reptiles, the largest order of reptiles, has over 7000 …
Reptile Pile: Crocodilian Hunt
Crocodilians are large, predatory semi-aquatic reptiles. They’ve been kicking around for 95 million years, and their closest relatives are actually birds! Human …
Reptile Pile: Accurassssssy Happy Hours
Snakes are limbless, carnivorous scaly reptiles from the Squamata order (we’ll meet some of their club members in later competitions). Although you …
Eyewire presents: Reptile Pile
Ah it’s summer again! Time to find a hot rock to sun yourself on and kick that body heat up to 11. …
Eyewire presents: Fossil Fever!
If you’re a big history buff then you’re probably very grateful to all of the humans who have left amazing written and …