The grant-review process plays significant roles in the education of researchers and in shaping scientific progress.
The grant-review process plays significant roles in the education of researchers and in shaping scientific progress.
A sequencing study suggests that some genes have evolved in parallel in humans and their canine companions, likely as a result of shared selection pressures.
Two new fossils of ancient primates shed light on the divergence of apes and Old World monkeys.
What researchers are learning as they sequence, map, and decode species’ genomes
Presidential science advisor argues against draft legislation that would change how the National Science Foundation judges grant proposals.
In Chapter 4, “Darwin’s Barnacles, Agassiz’s Jellyfish,” author Christoph Irmscher describes his subject’s obsession with marine organisms.
Alfred Russel Wallace, Darwin’s unheralded codiscoverer of the theory of evolution by natural selection, found inspiration in the specimens he collected on his travels.
American naturalist Louis Agassiz had a zeal for collecting that encouraged a nation to engage with nature.
Representative Lamar Smith (R-TX) is writing legislation to change the rules of the NSF’s grant review process.