An all-female species, distantly related to flatworms, steals all of genetic material it needs to diversify its genome.
An all-female species, distantly related to flatworms, steals all of genetic material it needs to diversify its genome.
New noninvasive methods of selecting the most viable embryo could revolutionize in vitro fertilization.
| November 1, 2012
Meet some of the people featured in the November 2012 issue of The Scientist.
Continued overfishing of forage fish such as sardines and herring can result in devastating ecological and economic outcomes.
Successive awakening of soil microbes drives a huge pulse of CO2 following the first rain after a dry summer.
Snapshots from an annual meeting that celebrates the birth of a prominent biologist
A conference, started 10 years ago partly as a disease ecologist’s birthday party, has become one of the most valued meetings in the field.
Record fish die-offs in the Midwest call for a fresh look at how humans are disrupting the planet’s essential water cycle.
Bees, sheep, and chimps are just a few of the animals known to self-medicate. Can they teach us about maintaining our own health?