Articles by

Martin J. Kernan

Probiotics helped great star corals fend off a deadly disease

Great star corals in the grip of disease have been saved with probiotics — beneficial bacteria that...

Wild chimpanzees give first aid to each other

For wounded chimpanzees, help sometimes comes in the form of first aid — care rendered not by...

A lush, green Arabian Desert may have once linked Africa and Asia

The Arabian Desert, today the largest expanse of windswept sand dunes on Earth, experienced recurring periods of...