Carbon nanotubes bound for electronics not only need to be as clean as possible to maximize…
An adaptation 150 million years in the making
Just how do snapping shrimp snap? This was the question plaguing scientists who set out to…
Natural climate patterns create hot spots of rapid sea level rise
For Americans who live along the east and Gulf of Mexico coasts, the end of the…
Natural climate patterns create hot spots of rapid sea level rise
For Americans who live along the east and Gulf of Mexico coasts, the end of the…
Brids and dinosaurs: High-performance breathing in bones
Dinosaurs are far from 'extinct', but dominate as birds still most regions of the globe. Part…
Cultural evolution has not freed hunter-gatherers from environmental forcing
Cultural evolution has made humans enormously potent ecosystem engineers and has enabled us to survive and…
Using rank order to identify complex genetic interactions
Genome sequencing has revolutionized genetics. It also requires new mathematical tools to help life scientists make…
Research reveals ‘shocking’ weakness of lab courses
With the new emphasis on hands-on, active learning throughout higher education, lab courses would seem to…