A young botanist pays tribute to his mentor by naming a newly discovered, rare species in his honor.
A young botanist pays tribute to his mentor by naming a newly discovered, rare species in his honor.
August 1, 2011
Meet some of the people featured in the August 2011 issue of The Scientist.
Fisheries scientist ordered to refuse interviews about research on salmon decline.
People living in near the Earth’s poles, where days are often short and light often low, have larger eyes and visual cortices than those closer to the equator.
The deadly-when-eaten invasive amphibians that have been plaguing Australian wildlife for years continue to poison even after they’re dead.
I the dark Arctic shallows one research finds heterotrophic marine bacteria doing a surprising amount of carbon fixing.
United Nation officials declare rinderpest the first animal disease to be fully eradicated.