Articles by

Erin Garcia de Jesus

Secrets of the Bees zooms in on life in a hive

At the edge of a wildflower meadow sits an unassuming tan box with a pitched roof. But...

Start cholesterol tests in childhood, new guidelines say

New heart health recommendations emphasize early testing and treatment to lower cholesterol levels as key to reducing...

How warming is shifting microbial worlds

At first glance, Harvard Forest seems like an ordinary woodland. Oak trees shade the terrain among small...

Submerged bumblebee queens breathe underwater

The bedraggled bumblebee queen seemed lifeless. Yet she was somehow alive — still breathing after being underwater for roughly...

Climate change could threaten monarch mass migration

Climate change may threaten North America’s iconic mass monarch butterfly migration.  Every fall, millions of monarchs (Danaus...

An African monkey ate a rope squirrel and came down with mpox

A monkey making a meal of a squirrel may have sparked an outbreak.  In early 2023, mpox...

Food chains in Caribbean coral reefs are getting shorter

Some ancient fish in the Caribbean may have lost their lunch.  Modern food chains on coral reefs...

Some vaccines are making progress in protecting vulnerable species

Southern elephant seal pups were among the first to die when a deadly strain of avian influenza...