Carnegie scientists have found that the plant species making up an ecosystem are better predictors of ecosystem chemistry than environmental conditions such as terrain, geology, or altitude. This is the first study using ...
Ecology
Apr 8, 2013
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A scientist's gender can have a big impact on how other researchers perceive his or her work, according to a new study.
Social Sciences
Apr 3, 2013
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A research paper published online this month in Academic Medicine highlights the successful development, implementation, and effects of an infectious disease curriculum that has now been piloted in five Boston Public Schools. ...
Social Sciences
Mar 26, 2013
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Hawaii was created by underwater volcanoes that gradually built upwards during eruptions until they popped out above the ocean. The next island to form is waiting 3,000 feet underwater as a seamount named Loihi, which occasionally ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 20, 2013
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A project led by scientists from Royal Holloway University in collaboration with Princeton University, has found evidence of how people form into tribe-like communities on social network sites such as Twitter.
Computer Sciences
Mar 14, 2013
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The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) has released a report from a workshop of experts that was convened last fall to outline the steps needed to build a Network Integrated Biocollections Alliance (NIBA) in ...
Ecology
Mar 4, 2013
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(Phys.org)—Talk about meeting Mr. Wrong. Female yellow fever mosquitoes sometimes contend with the courtship and mating efforts of males from another, competing species—the Asian tiger mosquito.
Plants & Animals
Mar 1, 2013
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Researchers today more than ever focus their work on real-world problems, often times making their research relevant to the public locally, regionally and sometimes nationally. But engaging the public in their research can ...
Other
Feb 16, 2013
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The trolls are winning. Pick a story about some aspect of science, any story, scroll down to the blog comments and let the bashing begin.
Social Sciences
Feb 14, 2013
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(Phys.org)—While honey bee populations dwindle across the globe, Penn State researchers aim to use communication technologies to spread revolutionary beekeeping techniques that will help offset the effects of Colony Collapse ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 8, 2013
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