Month: December 2013

Left to themselves, coastal wetlands can withstand rapid levels of sea-level rise. But humans could…

Coastal portions of the world’s oceans, once believed to be a source of carbon dioxide…

The first long-term US field trials of Miscanthus x giganteus, a towering perennial grass used…

It turns out that the way to keep track of your many passwords to online…

A new study shows that students grasp the unimaginable emptiness of space more effectively when…

Mating with more than one male increases reproductive success for female prairie dogs, despite an…

Just over a year since launch, NASA’s Van Allen Probes mission continues to unravel longstanding…

Gathering survey data on “experienced” well-being – the self-reported levels of contentment, joy, stress, frustration,…

Scientists have discovered that some ring-tailed lemurs in Madagascar regularly retire to limestone chambers for…

Guppies, hyenas and mice share one particular retinal specialization in their eye: Photoreceptors (“cones”) sensitive…