Biology
In school I loved biology, but evolution had an obvious problem: it's a greedy algorithm. How do you gradually grow half a wing? Why does a peacock have a useless tail? Here are the answers I wish I'd heard sooner.
Biology
Octopuses are strange creatures with semi-autonomous tentacles, distributed neural networks, blue blood, RNA self-editing capabilities, and a tragically short lifespan despite remarkable intelligence.
Biology
A deep dive into the engineering marvels of river beavers — how they redirect rivers, build fortified lodges and dams, fell trees with surgical precision, and terraform entire landscapes for their survival.