Scientists place a silicon-filled computerized egg in a swan nest to learn about the birds’ hatching process.
Scientists place a silicon-filled computerized egg in a swan nest to learn about the birds’ hatching process.
Researchers have found an increase in butterflies with unusual wing shapes, legs, and antennae than before the nuclear disaster.
The root system of a tree species is genetically different than the leaves of that individual, potentially modifying scientists’ understanding of evolution.
Researchers analyzing the bacteria in municipal drinking water find simple measures can increase beneficial bacteria while reducing pathogenic strains.
As many as 1,000 different non-native organisms used in the classroom are being released into the wild by school teachers.
Farmed salmon may have more in common with their more expensive wild-caught counterparts than consumers are led to believe.
Gifts of the Crow, What the Robin Knows, The Unfeathered Bird, and America’s Other Audubon
August 1, 2012
Meet some of the people featured in the August 2012 issue of The Scientist.
Death breeds life in the world’s most diverse and abundant group of animals.