A round-up of recent discoveries in behavior research
Programs that provide sustainable certification for fisheries may be too generous with their accreditation.
Floating pools of plastic debris in the Pacific offer more surfaces for marine insects to lay eggs.
After much ado, Nature publishes the first report of a bird flu virus adapted for transmission in ferrets.
A new brown tree snake control strategy takes to the skies as scientists scatter toxic rodents over Guam’s forest canopy.
A US science official recommends extending moratorium on bird flu studies as well as other types of risky research.
A population of neurons in pigeon brains encodes direction, intensity, and polarity of the Earth’s magnetic field.
The NIH agrees with the government advisory board’s recommendation to publish both controversial bird flu studies in full.
Living cells escaping from Antarctic glaciers could speed global warming and affect marine life.
Science adviser John Holdren speaks out about how the Presidential Administration is handling the controversial research that rendered avian flu transmissible between ferrets.