How do polar bears stay healthy on the world's worst diet?

Polar bears survive almost entirely on seal fat. Yet unlike humans who eat high-fat diets, polar bears never...

Tracing ancient tarantula origins across an early Eocene Andean corridor

Tarantulas in the Andes are far more diverse than we realise, yet almost nothing is known about how they...

Vouchering carnivorous plants in Mendocino County

Mendocino County, California, is home to several native and non-native carnivorous plant species. This project...

The Russell S. Woglum collection: Preserving California's plant legacy through student curation

The Herbarium at California Botanic Garden aims to curate and digitize the collections of Russell S. Woglum...

Expanding our understanding of California's native Armadillid isopods

Native isopods of the US have been largely neglected with many species having not even been described or...

Using eDNA to examine protected California species in streams at Hastings Reserve

Hastings Reserve is home to three streams that provide critical habitat for sensitive native species. Through...

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