The science images and videos that captured our attention in 2012
The science images and videos that captured our attention in 2012
Fungi in 100 million year-old seafloor sediments could possess novel antibiotics.
Long-term exposure to antibiotics from agricultural run off may encourage the evolution of soil bacteria that break down and consume the antibacterial agents.
Two species of songbirds pack their nests with scavenged cigarette butts that repel irksome parasites.
The National Institutes of Health reveals a controversial plan to regulate the funding of H5N1 research.
| December 1, 2012
Meet some of the people featured in the December 2012 issue of The Scientist.
The poxvirus stockpiles genes when it needs to adapt.
Human cytomegalovirus fixes its broken DNA by exclusively co-opting its host’s repair proteins.
In the largest microbial eukaryote genetic sequencing effort ever attempted, researchers are investigating the transcriptomes of 700 marine algae species.
A type of scallop expels water and waste through a sort of cough that could reveal clues about water quality.