A single-celled relative of animals forms colonies when exposed to a bacterial product, hinting at the possible origins of multicellularity.
A single-celled relative of animals forms colonies when exposed to a bacterial product, hinting at the possible origins of multicellularity.
A Bill of Rights amendment reaffirming the right to pray could have negative consequences for the teaching of evolution.
The root system of a tree species is genetically different than the leaves of that individual, potentially modifying scientists’ understanding of evolution.
Fossils from northern Kenya point to a new human species that lived in Africa nearly 2 million years ago.
Open-access journals are reaching the same quality levels as their subscription counterparts.
August 1, 2012
Meet some of the people featured in the August 2012 issue of The Scientist.
At age 16, Alexandra Sourakov has her first scientific publication, on the foraging behavior of butterflies.
Overzealous open-access advocates are creating an exploitative environment, threatening the credibility of scholarly publishing.
Science publishing is locked in an evolutionary arms race as it edges further into the digital age.