About PopBiology
Science is happening right now. Not in textbooks. Not in last year’s headlines. In labs and field sites around the world, researchers are discovering how life works.
Most of it never reaches you.
The Problem
Biologists publish on bioRxiv first. It’s written for other scientists. Dense methods, statistics, jargon. Incredible discoveries sit unread by the people who’d love them most.
The Mission
PopBiology translates frontier biology into plain language.
I cover the life that touches your life: wild animals and forest plants, crops and the pests that threaten them, pets and livestock, and the science behind the food on your plate. If it’s alive and it matters to your day, it belongs here.
Who I Am
Written by a science journalist, not a lab biologist. I read the preprints so you don’t have to. Every story links directly to the source so you can verify everything yourself.
Who This Is For
You don’t need a degree. You need curiosity.
If you’ve wondered why squirrels zig-zag when they run, how trees know when to drop their leaves, or what your cat is really thinking – you’re in the right place.
How I Tell the Story
Every PopBiology article follows the same three-part format, designed to make science genuinely stick:
- A Custom Illustration – Created specifically for each discovery, so you can see what’s happening before you read a word.
- A Plain-Language Article – Unpacks the research without dumbing it down – what the scientists did, what they found, and why it changes how we understand the living world.
- A Five-Question Quiz – To find out whether the discovery actually landed. Not a test. A chance to see what stuck.
It’s the format I wished existed when I first started reading biology. So I built it.
Come Along
Get one new discovery every Tuesday.
Because the best science isn’t a lecture – it’s a conversation. And it starts with one question:
How does that work?
PopBiology – Mastering biology through fascinating, accessible discoveries
