A proposal to simulate all of Earth’s ecosystems is exposing a rift between small and big ecology.
A proposal to simulate all of Earth’s ecosystems is exposing a rift between small and big ecology.
The heat emanating from large metropolitan areas may be changing weather patterns thousands of miles away.
Women have come a long way, but roadblocks remain
Male scientists commit research misconduct more often than their female peers, and senior researchers are more likely to engage in fraud than trainees.
People carrying a certain gene variant that dictates fresh underarms are less likely to wear antiperspirant.
Maria Konnikova says the field of psychology has something to learn from great works of fiction.
Stomachs of flesh-eating flies carry the DNA of animals in remote rainforests.
An international survey suggests that labs may not be safe as researchers think.
In the final chapter of his book on the origins of vertebrate sex, author and paleontologist John Long pays homage to the humble placoderm, which got the erotic ball rolling.
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