Devin Reese

1 month ago | visionlearning.com | Devin Reese

Did you know that some organisms can change the way they reproduce depending on the season? For example, aphids reproduce asexually in the spring and summer, creating clones to quickly grow their population. But when winter approaches, they switch to sexual reproduction, producing eggs that can survive the cold and hatch in the spring. Why do they do this, and how does it help them survive?

Jan 14, 2025 | visionlearning.com | Devin Reese

Stratigraphy as a story of life on earth The successive series of stratified formations are piled on one another, almost like courses of masonry. The Danish anatomist Niels Stensen (“Steno”) was one of the first known people to propose the mechanism for fossilization, explaining how fossils end up buried within layers of rock. Through observations of the rock layers in Italian cliffs, Steno hypothesized that rocks had originally been liquid, which flowed and then hardened to create the layers.

Nov 15, 2024 | visionlearning.com | Devin Reese

Can new species evolve without older species going extinct? To answer that question, let’s look at one of our now-extinct relatives, Homo naledi. More than 1,500 H. naledi fossils were unearthed from a South African cave. H. naledi’s small brain suggested that it was an old species in our family tree that had evolved long before us. But its arrangement of brain parts suggested a more modern species. Figure 8 shows the uncertainty in placing Homo naledi on the human family tree. Did H.

Oct 24, 2024 | matadornetwork.com | Devin Reese

WOW is supported by funding from the nonprofit Johnny Morris Conservation Foundation, which is behind several conservation attractions in Missouri, along with conservation partners ranging from sport-fishing organizations to the National Park Service. Here’s what’s inside. The Wildlife GalleriesThe wildlife galleries celebrate the protected areas of the US — national parks, national forests, wilderness areas, and wildlife refuges.

Oct 23, 2024 | matadornetwork.com | Devin Reese

As an ecologist, I was enthralled by the foundation’s Ozarks adventures and eager to patronize a nonprofit with a conservation mission. Here’s how you can, too. Catch a sunset at the Top of the RockI started my adventure in the late afternoon at Top of the Rock Ozarks Heritage Preserve, which contains a view from the highest point in Missouri’s Taney County. Every evening, a Sunset Celebration signals the sun’s setting over the sweeping vista of Table Rock Lake, a dammed portion of the White River.