Geologist blasts society's links with oil firms

A leading London scientist quits the Geological Society over its ties with fossil fuel companies. …

Antibiotics from the sea

The team led by Prof. Christian Jogler of Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, has succeeded in cultivating…

Mantis shrimp vs. disco clams: Colorful sea creatures do more than dazzle

When Lindsey Dougherty was an undergraduate student at CU Boulder in 2011, she got the chance…

How gene expression noise shapes cell fate

Essential genes are often expressed with high variability during the development of cells. Scientists call this…

Army project may lead to new class of high-performance materials

Synthetic biologists working on a U.S. Army project have developed a process that could lead to…

Switching to renewable energy could save thousands of lives in Africa

With economies and populations surging, an industrial revolution is inevitable on the African continent. The question…

Paper: Outcomes vary for workers who 'lawyer up' in employment arbitration disputes

Conventional wisdom dictates that workers who “lawyer up” in workplace disputes would be more likely to…

Steep energy bills can lead families into poverty, nationwide study shows

While it makes sense that families living below the poverty line have a difficult time covering…

Should scientists change the way they view (and study) same sex behavior in animals?

Over the years, scientists have recorded same-sex sexual behavior in more than 1,500 animal species, from…

Don Greenbaum, N1DG, appointed to NOAA and US Fish and Wildlife Service Community Group

Don Greenbaum, N1DG, of Duxbury, Massachusetts, has been appointed to the NOAA/US Fish and Wildlife Service…