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Garden of Eyewire: Deciduous vs. Evergreen

There are so many plants we could face off against each other on Eyewire, but in keeping with our earlier discussion of …

If you’re playing 20 Questions and you always answer “animal, vegetable, or mineral?” with “vegetable,” this might be the event for you. …

Why do neurons have dendrites, anyway? How do dendrites get that name? Well, dendrite comes from a Greek root for “tree.” You …

As we start this special exploration of botany, the study of plants, we have to begin with a fundamental question: what is …

There is nothing in the world like stepping into a lush, serene garden that cocoons you in beautiful flowers and tall trees. …

Thanks for rockin’ with us all week long on our geological journey! At HQ we loved the opportunity to delve deep into …

Somehow, in the span of only 24 hours, the whole lifetime of planet Earth flashed before our eyes. Phew! What a marathon. …

The closing bell has sounded! That’s a wrap! And as the dust clears… it appears Team Mesozoic has carried the day! That …

So far we’ve been taking a look at recent geological history with the Cenozoic Era and the earlier Mesozoic. Even just these …

The science of geology has been instrumental for humankind to learn about the history of Earth, from how our planet was formed …

If you’ll forgive us another play on words, geology is an absolute goldmine of cool facts, shiny objects, and special terminology. Pretty …

Besides being able to identify different types of minerals and the rocks composed from them, a geologist often needs to become versed …