Researchers monitor the movement of the Pacific’s largest predators and share the information with the world in real time.
Researchers monitor the movement of the Pacific’s largest predators and share the information with the world in real time.
As a new age in scholarly publishing dawns, improved standards for openness in communicating scientific information promise to eliminate biases and publication delays.
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.
The root system of a tree species is genetically different than the leaves of that individual, potentially modifying scientists’ understanding of evolution.
Researchers analyzing the bacteria in municipal drinking water find simple measures can increase beneficial bacteria while reducing pathogenic strains.
As many as 1,000 different non-native organisms used in the classroom are being released into the wild by school teachers.
Farmed salmon may have more in common with their more expensive wild-caught counterparts than consumers are led to believe.
August 1, 2012
Meet some of the people featured in the August 2012 issue of The Scientist.