All of the figures above show an organisms’ life stages. Yet one is more likely to produce accurate responses to questions of survival, genetic variation, and change over time. Can you guess which one? Life cycles morphed over time. Early textbooks included plates (A) or scenic images with an animal’s life stages scattered throughout (B). … More Ecology, Evolution, & the Life Cycle Figure
By analyzing 57 biology textbooks published over the past 50 years, Rabiya Ansari and I found that climate change content is, well, rather understated. Our paper appears in PLOS ONE. The main takeaways are:1) the average amount of content in the 2010s is just 67 sentences (about 3 pages in a 1000+ page textbook), and … More Biology Textbooks Fall Short on Climate Change
Insect populations are declining… a lot. Recently published research from around the world indicates massive loss of these extremely important animals. Insect coverage in Introductory Biology textbooks has also declined (75% over the past century). Read the article in American Entomologist. Or check out the recent media coverage: Popular Science MagazineLab Out Loud (NSTA podcast)Science … More Decline of Insects (in Nature AND in Textbooks)
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