The Great Sperm Whale, Noble Cows & Hybrid Zebras, Radioactive, Science-Mart
The Great Sperm Whale, Noble Cows & Hybrid Zebras, Radioactive, Science-Mart
In August 1972, Uruguayan medical student Henry Engler’s education was interrupted. He was shot in the shoulder, arrested for being a Tupamaro antigovernment urban guerrilla, and imprisoned for 13 years—11 in solitary confinement. Engler says he j
Counting the many plagues that threaten research in the Middle East and North Africa region
Setting up your own scientific laboratory is no easy task, but this year’s respondents are using their postdoc experiences to prepare for the challenge.
A Duke University researcher survives a sticky situation at a federal research institution to make major strides in determining the genetic roots of Staphylococcus aureus antibiotic resistance.
Having a child changes everything. But it doesn’t necessarily have to disrupt your research while you’re out on leave.
In Chapter 9, “Darwin in Denial,” author Tim Birkhead explains how Darwin’s failure to recognize avian female promiscuity resulted in a century of misconceptions about sexual selection