Horizontal vs. Amacrine Cells: Amacrines win!
Go go team Amacrine, you really starbursted onto the scene, and crossed the finish line with gusto! Congrats on taking home the …
Retina Journey: Horizontal vs. Amacrine Cells
The eye-to-brain pipeline through the retina is photoreceptors –> bipolar cells –> ganglion cells. So who are these strange horizonal and amacrine cells, …
Speleogens vs Speleothems: Speleothems Win!
It was a rocky battle, but in the end there could only be one winner! Congrats to all our stalactites, stalagmites, flowstones, …
Spelunking Challenge: Speleogens vs Speleothems
You probably remember stalactites and stalagmites from school – (remember “c” for “ceiling,” and “g” for “ground). But let’s try exploring another …
Diving vs. Pole Vault: Team Pole Vault is Victorious!
It was a battle of great heights, but in the end Team Pole Vault launched themselves into medal position! This team was …
Summer Games 2024: Diving vs. Pole Vault
What goes up, must come down. Or what goes down must come up? Depends which way you look at it! For this …
Skygazing Spectacular: Victory to team Lunar Eclipse!
It was a hard fought battle, but in the end we were howling at the blood moon as it made it’s way …
Skygazing Spectacular: Solar Eclipse vs. Lunar Eclipse
If you got lucky this April, you may have born witness to a rare solar eclipse that was visible across most of …
Battle of the Birds: Victory to Team Ostrich
Phew! The feathers sure did fly there. Congratulations to Team Ostrich on their win, and to both sides for a well fought …
Battle of the Birds: Ostrich vs. Penguin
Why do flightless birds exist? Are they the proof of avian descent from dinosaurs? The answer to this question may surprise you, …
Mammal Mania: Victory to team Monotreme!
The people have spoken, and they like their mammals as weird as possible! Egg laying, electrolocating, poisonous mammals for the win! Whether …
Monotremes vs Marsupials: A strange battle
While most mammals are placental, meaning they give birth to live young, these two infraclasses of mammals decided to do things a …