| August 1, 2011
In Chapter 6, "Research and Teaching at the All-Administrative University," author Benjamin Ginsberg describes the perils of pursuing scholarship and teaching in the industrial environment of today's American institutions of higher learning.
As the planet warms plant growth will likely increase—locking up some of that extra carbon dioxide by converting it into vegetative biomass—but that’s not the whole story. In addition to direct effects of rising temperatures and altered rainfall, mor
Research Fellow, Institute of Zoology, London. Age: 37
New research suggests that the flow of carbon through plants to underground ecosystems may be crucial to how the environment responds to climate change.
Administrators have taken over US universities, and they’re steering institutions of higher learning away from the goal of serving as beacons of knowledge.
Getting the big picture means asking lots of little questions.
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.
To ensure high-quality clinical trials of a malaria vaccine, organizers in rural Africa must first upgrade electrical and research infrastructures.
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