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Jasna Hodžić
Dr. Jasna Hodžić holds a Ph.D. in ecology and is a writer and editor based out of the western United States.
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In “The Secret History of Denisovans,” Silvana Condemi and François Savatier trace the story of our mysterious hominin ancestor.
In "The Microbiome Master Key," Brett and Jessica Finlay argue that we need to stop waging war on all germs and start working with the microbes that make us who we are.
“I want to change the way we think about the past altogether,” says Dr. Betül Kaçar, an astrobiologist who studies the origin of life.
Retrofitting America's aging dams for hydropower — while removing ecologically harmful ones — may be a productive path forward.
On November 25, U.N. members will meet in South Korea to cap off a series of meetings aiming to reduce global plastic pollution.
“If we could target those circuits very precisely, then there’s great potential to block the inflammation response for many diseases."
The discovery suggests that the "Boring Billion" period of evolution on Earth wasn't so boring after all.
They're not just watching you; they're also calculating.
A 1.5-million-year-old hominin bone shows signs that the victim was eaten by lions — and humans.
There were at least eight other human species, some of whom existed for far longer than we have. Who were they?
A study involving nearly 2,000 people found links between personality traits and the likelihood of moving toward or away from dementia.
Embark on a journey through one of the most profound ecological transitions in the history of complex life.
We don't know what causes Miyake events, but these great surges of energy can help us understand the past — while posing a threat to our future.
The moths in your garden might hear your tomato plant's pain.
Ancient humans crossed the Bering Strait land bridge from Asia into North America. But some of them went back.
Carnivores, herbivores, omnivores — and now virivores.
Toxoplasmosis, which results from a chance encounter with a cougar and the parasite it carries, can push a wolf to seek alpha status.
The dating pool is small — no pun intended.
We want to fight invasive species. But to wage a war, you have to know who your enemy is.
Tracing the origin and development of jaws — and other anatomical features that humans share — sheds some light on how we came to be.