Posts in: Life Science
Eavesdropping plants drop hints about ecosystem health.
By Lindsey Konkel | Posted December 3, 2008
An Oklahoma scientist chases down the secrets of Alaskan sled dog endurance.
By Jonathan Teyan | Posted November 28, 2008
Hot-growing bacteria may be the key to the next generation of biofuels.
By Brett Israel | Posted November 26, 2008
Geneticists hope their stem cell research will find new drugs against this debilitating disease.
By Carina Storrs | Posted November 14, 2008
One ugly insect overturns assumptions about the best mate.
By Lindsey Konkel | Posted November 5, 2008
Asks Leo in Arizona
By Christopher Intagliata | Posted November 3, 2008
How a little luck—and a large extinction—aided dinosaurs’ dominance.
By Brett Israel | Posted October 31, 2008
A new technique finds tropical birds sing duets to locate mates—and to guard their territories.
By Susannah F. Locke | Posted October 24, 2008
Phony memories of bad food experiences may help dieters trim calories.
By Victoria Stern | Posted October 22, 2008
Farmers generate energy, save money and help the environment, with a little help from some dung.
By Monica Heger | Posted October 8, 2008