Our ape ancestors’ taste for fermenting fruit may have paved a boozy evolutionary path
Eating fallen fruit—or “scrumping”—plays a bigger part in many apes’ diets than scientists realized
Why do cats hate water?
It’s a well-known fact that most cats despise getting wet. But why?
Segregation runs so deep in St. Louis, it may even affect squirrel DNA
New research suggests that the Delmar Divide, a socioeconomic and racial dividing line in St. Louis, not only separates people, it segregates wildlife.
Kill in the Name of AutoZone
Devin Thomas O’Shea reviews Patty Heyda’s “Radical Atlas of Ferguson, USA.”
War, politics and religion shape wildlife evolution in cities
People often consider evolution to be a process that occurs in nature in the background of human society. But evolution is not separate from human beings.
I Just Learned Why Cats Like Concrete Slabs So Much, And It’s So… Cat
Why do cats like concrete slabs so much?
Ticks in Missouri are on the rise, could impact livestock and animals
Tick populations have been growing nationwide, and a number of experts believe it’s due to warmer temperatures these days.
How Do I Recycle My Clothes?
In this episode of What Do I Do with This?: The Fabrics of Our Trash, unravel the hidden impact of textile waste.
Electrified cactus? How Kansas City musicians take inspiration from the natural world
Just like the classical masters before them, Kansas City composers use local landscapes as inspiration for their work.
A surprise find in Michigan shows the extent of ancient Native American agriculture
Archeologists studying a forested area in northern Michigan say they’ve uncovered what is likely the largest intact remains of an ancient Native American agricultural site in the eastern half of the United States.