Contributors
| March 1, 2013
Meet some of the people featured in the March 2013 issue of The Scientist.
| March 1, 2013
Meet some of the people featured in the March 2013 issue of The Scientist.
A reexamination of the facts surrounding the death of Cleopatra VII reveals that the Egyptian queen was murdered—and not by an asp.
Physicists and biologists are working together to understand cooperation at all levels of life, from the cohesion of molecules to interspecies interactions.
The small organ evolved too many times for it to be an accident, but it’s still unclear what it does.
A small insect-eating animal is the common ancestor of whales, elephants, dogs, and humans.
In Chapter 1, “A Theory,” author Aaron James constructs a working definition for the type of person that earns the ignominious moniker.
The Science of Love, Bad Pharma, Genes, Cells and Brains, and Nature Wars
A handful of species have learned how to survive in freezing climates. To do so, the animals must counteract the damaging effects of ice crystal formation, or keep from freezing altogether. Here are a few ways they do it.
Animals and plants come in a dizzying array of colors. Current research is cracking into the remarkable structures behind nature's artistic display.
Can a vexing sense of entitlement actually aid in the pursuit of knowledge?