Century-old botany records may hold key to monarch butterfly survival
Naturalists' records dating back more than 100 years may be instrumental in determining the fate of the monarch butterfly in the 21st century.
Naturalists' records dating back more than 100 years may be instrumental in determining the fate of the monarch butterfly in the 21st century.
Ecology
Jan 17, 2018
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Imagine all 30,557 words of Shakespeare's "Hamlet" being written simultaneously by tens of thousands of people.
Computer Sciences
Dec 5, 2017
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Just in time for Halloween, a new study reveals that pumpkin-colored zombies may be running rampant through your local salt marsh.
Ecology
Oct 6, 2017
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John Swaddle believes he can save a lot of birds just by getting them to look up.
Ecology
Aug 7, 2017
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The Virginia Marine Resources Commission this week released the results of the 2017 Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey, which shows a 31 percent increase in adult female crabs and forecasts another year of improved harvests. ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 24, 2017
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Much like two friendly neighbors getting together to chat over a cup of coffee, the minuscule particles in our sub-atomic world also come together to engage in a kind of conversation. Now, nuclear scientists are developing ...
General Physics
Apr 5, 2017
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Around one group of people, he seems to be a Democrat. Around another, a Republican. In yet another, a Libertarian. He's a political chameleon, someone who engages in a type of social shape-shifting in order to blend in with ...
Social Sciences
Mar 31, 2017
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In November of 2005, the satellite Venus Express at a speed of about 18,000 miles per hour made the trip to the second planet from the sun in about 155 days.
General Physics
Mar 29, 2017
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Even before the recent presidential executive order limiting overseas travel from certain countries, the potential link between immigration and crime was a big question, according to William & Mary Professor and Sociology ...
Social Sciences
Mar 3, 2017
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Rowan Lockwood is extracting pearls of data from long-dead oysters.
Environment
Feb 20, 2017
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