Milky Seas Can Be Spotted from Space
Rounding the southern tip of South America on the HMS Beagle, Charles Darwin stumbled onto a rare and astonishing natural
May 11, 2024
Rounding the southern tip of South America on the HMS Beagle, Charles Darwin stumbled onto a rare and astonishing natural
More than 400 kilometers off the southwestern coast of Taiwan is the Dongsha Atoll, a nearly perfectly circular coral reef
Scientists have been studying how animals perceive and respond to sound for decades, but it’s only recently that they’ve started
Birds have a rich vocal repertoire that they use to communicate with their peers, but behavioral ecologist Mylene Mariette is
EDITOR’S CHOICE IN ENVIRONMENT The paperT. Qiu et al., “Is there tree senescence? The fecundity evidence,” PNAS, doi:10.1073/pnas.2106130118, 2021. According to
Although scientists have long described embryos—whether ensconced in an egg or a womb—as passive agents, new research shows that they
After long periods of drought or heat, even a brief rain shower brings a welcome respite while filling the air
As climate change transforms the planet, some organisms may flee their historic habitats for more hospitable areas. That can create
The proportion of males to females born is often slightly skewed in favor of males, according to the World Health
Calling Phragmites australis the common reed really undersells its pervasiveness. The up to 6-meter-tall wetland grass has been vexingly ubiquitous