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Should We Build a Real-Life Starship Enterprise and Fly it to Mars?
In Star Trek lore, the first Starship Enterprise will be built by the year 2245. But today, an engineer...
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Most Mammals Won’t Flee Climate Change Fast Enough
As the climate changes over the next century, the ranges of nearly 90% of mammal species will shrink –...
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A Mathematical Challenge to Obesity
Carson C. Chow deploys mathematics to solve the everyday problems of real life. As an investigator at the National...
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Amber Preserves Earliest Pollination Clue
Amber from 100-million-year-old deposits in Northern Spain has preserved and revealed the first ever record of insect pollination, scientists...
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“Map of Life” Shows the Location of All Organisms, Large and Small
Ever wonder exactly where grizzly bears live on this continent? Or where you might find Myotis lucifungus, the fuzzy,...
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Humanity Outstripping Earth’s Resources, Biodiversity in Decline
Global Biodiversity Down 30 Percent in 40 Years: Humanity is essentially using the resources of one and a half...
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Microscopic Neighbors, Evolving Together
It seems obvious that how different living things in a community or ecological system bump up against one another...
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Men Can Rest Easy: Sex Chromosomes Are Here to Stay
Fears that sex-linked chromosomes, such as the male Y chromosome, are doomed to extinction have been refuted in a...
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Evolution and Climate Change Should Be Taught in Schools, Say States
One day after new test results showed that only 32 percent of U.S. 8th graders are proficient in science,...
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How Universities Can Shape Global Identities
As universities move from being national institutions to international ones, they shift from managing national reputations to seeking international...