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Earlier this month (August 13-14) thousands of children and bug-loving adults descended on the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, where all manner of insect—dead, alive, and deep fried—were on display to be looked at, touched and, yes...eat
Philadelphia's Academy of Natural Sciences was crawling with bugs, and The Scientist went down to join in the fun.
Mosquitoes infected with the Wolbachia bacteria, which fail to transmit the dengue virus, spread through the population when released in the wild.
New draft policies for safeguarding government research from political influence—and protecting those who bring such misconduct to light—could be improved, according to advocacy groups.
The federal agency should reduce harmful nitrogen emissions by 25 percent in the next two decades, a new report says.
Advocacy groups say the University of Virginia is releasing too much of its climate researcher's documents.
An investigation into a polar bear scientist’s suspension raises more questions than it answers.
Plant and fungal symbionts swap more resources with partners that provide a greater return of nutrients.
John Marburger became a lightning rod for criticism that the Bush administration had politicized climate change science and human embryonic stem cell research.
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