Scientists ask the NSF to reconsider a granting mechanism they say could hurt junior faculty.
Scientists ask the NSF to reconsider a granting mechanism they say could hurt junior faculty.
Canines that chase away seagulls have been helping to reduce the amount of bird droppings, which can carry disease and lead to beach closures.
Diverse plant communities create a disease-fighting "soil genotype."
Researchers are learning how species from across the animal kingdom use seismic signals to mate, hunt, solve territorial disputes, and much more.
Salt compounds produced by plant and fungus species help form organic aerosols that form clouds and produce rain.
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Researchers monitor the movement of the Pacific’s largest predators and share the information with the world in real time.
Competition for resources between mothers- and daughters-in-law having children at the same time could have been a driver for the emergence of menopause.
A polar bear in a German zoo dies after contracting a virus normally found in zebras.
Researchers have found an increase in butterflies with unusual wing shapes, legs, and antennae than before the nuclear disaster.