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Bird Feeders and Overeaters
Bird Feeder grendelkhanIf you feed the neighborhood stray cat, he'll keep coming back. He'll remember your house as an easy source of food and won't have to scavenge for as much garbage or chase down...
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Crocodile-like Reptiles Lived in the Arctic 55 Million Years Ago. Could it...
Northbound Crocodile-like reptiles lived in the Arctic 55 million years ago iStock Yes, but probably not anytime soon. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change estimates that the planet's average...
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Something in the Water Is Feminizing Male Fish. Are We Next?
Fried Fish Chemical and hormone runoff from farms and wastewater treatment plants could be turning male fish female, threatening the $5.5-billion bass fishing industry. BillBuckleyPhotography.com It's...
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A Noxious Mess Washes Up on Alabama's Shore
Surf's Up A wave of oil globules crashes against Orange Beach. Dave Martin Ocean waves affect an oil spill in two ways. They help carry the oil from its source to land—in this case, from the Deepwater...
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Brilliant 10: The Sludge Miner
Marsh Dwellers Susannah Tringe studies the genomic fingerprints of ecosystems to understand how microbial species work together John B. Carnett Susannah Tringe spends a fair bit of her work time,...
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The Best Way to Unbuild a Dam
Elwha Dam National Park Service View Photo GalleryIn 2010, engineers in the U.S. dismantled 60 dams, helping to reclaim rivers for wildlife. Most of these dams were small, though; removing large ones...
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Humans Share Food Chain Level With Pigs, Study Finds
Apex Predator An orca rams a young gray whale near Unimak Pass, Alaska. Orcas are carnivorous apex predators and hold the highest spot in their food chains. People's varied diets, on the other hand,...
View ArticleBird Feeders and Overeaters
If you feed the neighborhood stray cat, he'll keep coming back. He'll remember your house as an easy source of food and won't have to scavenge for as much garbage or chase…
View ArticleCrocodile-like Reptiles Lived in the Arctic 55 Million Years Ago. Could it...
Yes, but probably not anytime soon. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change estimates that the planet's average air temperature could warm by as much as 11.5°F by the…
View ArticleSomething in the Water Is Feminizing Male Fish. Are We Next?
It’s one thing to worry about pollutants in our freshwater supply. It’s another to find out that all across the country, male fish swimming in some of that water are becoming…
View ArticleA Noxious Mess Washes Up on Alabama's Shore
Ocean waves affect an oil spill in two ways. They help carry the oil from its source to land—in this case, from the Deepwater Horizon drilling site in the Gulf of Mexico to…
View ArticleBrilliant 10: The Sludge Miner
Susannah Tringe spends a fair bit of her work time, currently for the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, in the fragrant, murky wetlands of California’s Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta....
View ArticleThe Best Way to Unbuild a Dam
In 2010, engineers in the U.S. dismantled 60 dams, helping to reclaim rivers for wildlife. Most of these dams were small, though; removing large ones poses a much bigger…
View ArticleHumans Share Food Chain Level With Pigs, Study Finds
Where do humans fall in the food chain? You can probably already guess it's somewhere between cows and polar bears, but a new study now puts a number to it: Somewhere…
View ArticleWho Loves LED Lights? The Nobel Committee -- And Flying Insects
Humans love their LEDs. So much so, they’re winning Nobel Prizes in physics. Given their electrical efficiency and long lifespan, these remarkable light-emitting diodes are…
View ArticleEcosystem Blueprints Could Help Restore Destroyed Environments
Restoring environments after human intrusion or natural disasters is complicated: There’s still much we don’t know about the interplay of microbes and mammals, aquifers…
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Mushrooms' Spores May Help Bring Rain To Forests
Dohduhdah [http://bit.ly/1iisQbG], via Wikimedia CommonsRussula emeta. Spores from a similar mushroom in this genus were used in the study.Fungal spores are all around you. Even now, as you read this,...
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Bedbugs Are "Liberated" in Southwestern China
Animals The ancient Buddhist practice of releasing captive animals has stirred up controversy Buddhists in Southwestern China recently released bedbugs into the wild in an effort to cultivate...
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A Noxious Mess Washes Up on Alabama's Shore
Science Ocean waves affect an oil spill in two ways. They help carry the oil from its source to land—in this case, from the Deepwater Horizon drilling site in the Gulf of Mexico to… Ocean waves affect...
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Brilliant 10: The Sludge Miner
Science Scanning the genomes of an entire ecosystem will help scientists understand carbon sequestration Susannah Tringe spends a fair bit of her work time, currently for the U.S. Department of Energy...
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