THE ISLAND RULE

The video covers highlights from NSF Science 360, including the island rule's effect on rodents, a discovery of magnetic fields in a nearby spiral galaxy, and the brain size differences between solitary and social wasps. It concludes with a prompt to explore more science news online.

What does the island rule state about the size of animals on islands compared to their mainland counterparts?

What recent discovery have astronomers made about a nearby spiral galaxy?

What is the significance of the magnetic field discovered around the spiral arm of the galaxy?

How do the brains of solitary wasps compare to those of their more social cousins?

What might explain the smaller brain sizes in social insects according to researchers?