🌱🌊 Long before the first tree sprouted, #Earth’s green life began as tiny #algae in the sea. The Conversation explains the 500-million-year transition from water to land, detailing how early #plants like mosses paved the way for the oxygen-rich world we live in now.

👉 https://theconversation.com/what-was-the-very-first-plant-in-the-world-271828

#botany #evolution #science #nature #biology #earthscience #history

It's so hard to figure out which scientific claims really hold up to scrutiny.

For decades, a corner of the biology community has divined the truth by way of blind challenges. Now, a group of those organizers, including CASP of Alphafold fame, is turning its attention to the vagaries of the scientific literature, with a little help — they hope — from AI:

https://www.statnews.com/2026/03/17/beacon-casp-coalition-tackle-science-reproducibility-crisis/

#health #healthcare #medicine #AI #artificialintelligence #science #research #biology

Listening to The Quanta Podcast (Astrocytes Might Be in Charge of the Brain): https://www.quantamagazine.org/tag/quanta-podcast/

We tend to think of neurons as the sole engine of our thoughts, emotions, and everything in between.  For decades, a group of large brain cells called astrocytes have been thought of as mere packing peanuts for the brain. But new research suggests otherwise.

#Podcast #Science #Biology

🦀🛡️ In the #ChesapeakeBay, the biggest threat to a young blue crab isn't a hungry #fish – it's another blue crab.

A long-term study explains that while these #crustaceans are notoriously cannibalistic, juveniles have a better chance of surviving if they stick to the ultra-shallow waters of coastal estuaries where bigger #crabs can't easily reach them.

👉 https://www.popsci.com/environment/cannibalism-blue-crabs/

#wildlife #marinebiology #science #ecology #nature #biology #underwater

🐧🌡️ Most Antarctic #news is bleak, but king #penguins are currently finding a way to thrive.

By shifting their breeding season 19 days earlier than they did in 2000, they’ve managed to significantly increase chick survival. This guide explains how their unique flexibility is helping them win for now, and the specific tipping point that scientists are watching for in the future.

👉 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/king-penguins-seem-to-be-benefiting-from-a-warming-world-while-thats-good-news-for-now-it-could-spell-trouble-for-the-future-180988352/

#wildlife #science #nature #antarctica #climatechange #ecology #birds #conservation #education #biology

2 Fully Funded MSc, PhD & Postdoctoral Positions in Northwest Territories, Canada (2026)

https://forestecology.ca/contact/ #Forestry #Biology #Ecology #Canada

💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🍀🧬 Only about one in 5,000 #clovers has four #leaves. Why are they so hard to find?

Esther Ikoro explains how biological variation and factors like #soil, #air, #temperature, or even nibbling #insects determine if a seed grows in unexpected ways. She also shares a visual trick you can use to find them in a clover patch.

👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/why-are-four-leaf-clovers-so-rare?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=new_content&utm_content=four-leaf-clovers-rare

#biology #stem #botany #culture #genetics #germination #kids #mutation #plants #science #womeninstem #blackinstem #traditions #tksst #video