Lily Whiteman

Marla Spivak describes the risks that bees face today and how her research goals are to find solutions to these challenges.

NSF researcher Marla Spivak demonstrates how to wear a "bee beard"

Jessica Meir studies how bar-headed geese fly, leading flight-training sessions with goslings.

They may reveal clues about future ecosystem responses to climate change.

Cheryl Knott researches orangutans in Borneo.

One of the leading researchers studying the sun reveals the origins and lifecycles of sunspots.

Biologist John Longino and his group study ant biodiversity in Central America

Emily Beal travels to the seafloor to learn how deep sea organisms use the sun-less chemical environment to thrive.

Researchers learn that cicadas survive on meager nutrition thanks to bacteria inside their cells.

Researchers consider the impact of relocating species to new environments to save them from the effects of global warming.

Scientists explore caves to study the Earth’s history, as they dream of traveling back in time. In this case, to the Precambrian.

A "jellyologist" explains the mysteries of large swarms of jellyfish that can cover hundreds of square miles of ocean.