How animals use their nervous systems to shape behavior

How the molecular machinery of life assembles and works

How the basic units of life construct themselves and function

How species that interact closely shape each other

How complex organisms arise from single cells

How interactions affect the distributions and abundances of species

How regional domains of life respond to biotic and abiotic factors

How species diverge from their ancestors and each other

How genes and environments interact to shape phenotypes

How single-celled organisms rule the world

How organisms work as highly structured machines

How plants diversify and make the fuels used by other living things