Jonathan Lambert

1 month ago | snexplores.org | Amber Dance |Bethany Brookshire |Jaime Chambers |Jonathan Lambert

At first glance, it’s a simple scene. Six adult bison and a calf mill around a stream. But if you look closer, the plot thickens. Beside a well-worn path to the stream sits a bison skull. This herd has clearly been dropping by for some time. And they’re playing a key role in the ecosystem. Scattered birds feast on bugs kicked up by the bison. Peer into the trees on the scene’s far right, and you might even spot what only one bison has noticed. Two wolves lurk, eyeing their next meal.

Jan 16, 2025 | klcc.org | Jonathan Lambert

We're following the confirmation hearings for the incoming Trump administration. See our full politics coverage, and follow NPR's Trump's Terms podcast or sign up for our Politics newsletter to stay up to date. Who: Doug BurgumNominated for: Secretary of the InteriorYou might know him from: The 2024 Republican presidential primary.

Dec 10, 2024 | kaxe.org | Jonathan Lambert

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife service is going to propose listing the monarch butterfly as threatened. What does this mean and what might protections actually look like?

Dec 5, 2024 | quantamagazine.org | Steven Strogatz |Yasemin Saplakoglu |Janna Levin |Jonathan Lambert

Introduction Death might seem like a pure loss, the disappearance of what makes a living thing distinct from everything else on our planet. But zoom in closer, to the cellular level, and it takes on a different, more nuanced meaning. There is a challenge in simply defining what makes an individual cell alive or dead. Scientists today are working to understand the various ways and reasons that cells disappear, and what these processes mean to biological systems.

Dec 2, 2024 | quantamagazine.org | Yasemin Saplakoglu |Janna Levin |Jonathan Lambert

Introduction Bacteria are in, around and all over us. They thrive in almost every corner of the planet, from deep-sea hydrothermal vents to high up in the clouds, to the crevices of your ears, mouth, nose and gut. But scientists have long assumed that bacteria can’t survive in the human brain. The powerful blood-brain barrier, the thinking goes, keeps the organ mostly free from outside invaders. But are we sure that a healthy human brain doesn’t have a microbiome of its own?