Maryland to restrict crabbing in response to 'worrisome' population decline

This summer Maryland will impose new restrictions on crabbing in the Chesapeake Bay—including the first-ever limits…

Underground carnivore: The first species of pitcher plant to dine on subterranean prey

What we thought we knew about carnivorous plants was swiftly called into question after scientists discovered…

Wetland selfies: Project promotes citizen science

Participating in citizen science is as easy as snapping a photo on your smartphone. …

Position measurement of a levitated nanoparticle via interference with its mirror image

Levitated nanoparticles are promising tools for sensing ultra-weak forces of biological, chemical or mechanical origin and…

Thawing permafrost is shaping the global climate

A new publication and interactive map summarize the current state of knowledge on the risks posed…

Examining the trait-dependent demographic costs of reproduction in coexisting plant species

Using a multi-species experimental approach, researchers from the Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy of…

Simultaneous single-pulse polarization observations reveal pulsar radiation behaviors

More than 50 years after the discovery of the first pulsar, the detailed physics of the…

Honeycomb structure with oxygen-poor pores found in oxide scale on small lead-based reactor materials

A research team led by Jiang Zhizhong from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) of…

Short-term debt comes with a penalty in the cost of equity

A new study finds that investors want to be compensated, in the form of higher returns,…

Using colloidal nanodiscs for 3D bioprinting tissues and tissue models

Extrusion-based 3D printing of bio solids, or “bioprinting,” is a promising approach to generating patient-specific, tissue-engineered…