The nationwide experiment will initially include around 100,000 volunteers.
A group of around 300 whales produced 184 distinct songs over just a few years, according to a new study.
The Scientist
Most Recent
Social insects kill infected individuals for the benefit of the colony—and now a study has shown how they know who’s sick.
A controversial hypothesis suggests that jellyfish may one day rule the oceans, and Mola mola may tell us if we are approaching a tipping point.
Researchers pinpoint a protein that can metabolize at least one of the insecticides, highlighting a route to identifying compounds that are friendlier to the critical pollinators.
In an unusual evolutionary twist, local stick spiders have come up with an almost identical repertoire of color morphs in multiple locations.
The elimination of the biting pests was an added bonus after researchers unleashed a rat-eradication endeavor on the tiny islands.
The agency announces that the fixed offices and staffing will be replaced with short-term expeditions to foster collaboration.
Amazonian Fish Genome Challenges Long-Held Assumptions About Asexual Reproduction
| February 15, 2018
Poecilia formosa, an all-female fish species, has a surprisingly robust genome.
The new database includes data from 27,000 samples collected at sites ranging from Alaskan permafrost to the ocean floor.
Puerto Rico’s Cayo Santiago has hosted decades of research in cognition, primatology, immunization, and other areas.
Popular Now
-
The Nutshell Estonia Offers Free Genetic Testing to Residents -
Daily News Human Brain Organoids Thrive in Mouse Brains After implantation, the tissue developed blood vessels and became integrated into neuronal networks in the animals’ brains.
-
Daily News RNA Injection Restores Hearing in Guinea Pigs Researchers deliver small interfering RNAs loaded into nanoparticles into the ears of adult guinea pigs to regenerate hair cells damaged by noise.
-
The Nutshell Jim Bridenstine Confirmed to Lead NASA The US Senate narrowly approved the politician, who does not have a science background.
Current Issue
© 1986-2018 The Scientist
