Welcome to Biology Bites — a place where big biological ideas are broken down into small, easy-to-digest insights.

Biology is everywhere around us, from the bacteria living on our skin to the plants growing through cracks in the sidewalk. Yet many of the most fascinating biological processes happen in ways we rarely notice. Biology Bites explores these hidden stories of life through short, engaging explanations that connect science to everyday experiences.

Each post takes a simple observation — a yawn, a mosquito bite, the smell after rain, or why plants turn toward the sun — and reveals the biology behind it. The goal is not just to explain facts, but to show how biology shapes the world we live in.

Whether you're a student, a science enthusiast, or just curious about how life works, Biology Bites offers quick, thoughtful glimpses into the science of living things — one bite at a time.

Biology Bites

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Can AI Help Prevent Species Extinction?
Henry Liu Henry Liu

Can AI Help Prevent Species Extinction?

When most people think of artificial intelligence, they imagine chatbots, self-driving cars, or futuristic robots. But since AI can do all these different things, can it help the enviornment by preventing extinction?

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Could Humans Really Live on Mars?
Henry Liu Henry Liu

Could Humans Really Live on Mars?

Flying to Mars isn't the hard part. It's actually being able to live there. Well, I guess both are very hard when you look at the big picture. With companies like SpaceX working toward future missions to Mars, the question is becoming less science fiction and more science.

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What is Biosphere 2?
Henry Liu Henry Liu

What is Biosphere 2?

What if eight people were sealed inside a giant glass “mini Earth” for two years, with their own rainforest, ocean, desert, farm, and no easy way out? That was basically Biosphere 2 — one of the weirdest and coolest science experiments ever.

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Plants in Albany Pine Bush
Henry Liu Henry Liu

Plants in Albany Pine Bush

Today I went to do seed collector training at Albany Pine Bush! I’m still bad at it but I learned the basics and am excited to continue learning about how seed collector efforts help the ecosystem flourish!

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Why do we yawn?
Henry Liu Henry Liu

Why do we yawn?

You just yawned, didn’t you? Even thinking about it can trigger one. But here’s the strange part—scientists still aren’t completely sure why we yawn.

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Biomes of BOTW
Henry Liu Henry Liu

Biomes of BOTW

Hyrule may be fictional, but its ecosystems feel surprisingly real. In this post, we’ll look at some of the different biomes represented in each area of the game!

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π in Biology
Henry Liu Henry Liu

π in Biology

Happy Pi Day! Most people know π as a famous number in mathematics, but it also appears in biology. In this post, we’ll take a look at how this fascinating number shows up in the science of living things.

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