Evolution
The Co-Evolution of Insects, Plants and a Career
A series of graduate student conversations with leading women biologists, at the Women in Science Symposium at Cornell April 2-3. Insects are difficult to work with.
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Environment
Singing Snails and Killer Whales: Parallels in Conservation
According to ancient Hawaiian legend, the snails here sing in the trees at night. There are over 30 traditional Hawaiian songs and chants that mention tree snails.
Environment
Why Are There Field Geologists on a Drilling Vessel?
Greetings from Drilling Vessel (D/V) Chikyu, currently maintaining position about 220 km east of Sendai, directly over the Japan Trench and above the fault area of the March 11, 2011 Mw9.0 earthquake...
Evolution
The Making of a Mutant: A Fruit Fly Love Story
CHAPTER 1Long before her mother had told her the truth, she’d sensed from the sneers of her neighbors that she was different. Her larval segments were squished, not quite right, and her head too small...
Mind & Brain
Phatic Posts: Even the Small Talk Can Be Big
Social media and micro-blogging have been fascinating to me ever since I first encountered them. In the last 3-4 years there has been an enormous growth in social network sites and in the numbers of people using them, especially on the two most popular services, Facebook and Twitter...
Evolution
The Future of Epidemiology: Next-Gen Sequencing
Full Disclosure: The author was involved in the research study discussed in this article. Over four thousand people infected, nine hundred of them suffering hemolytic-uremic syndrome, a disorder whose first symptoms are vomiting and diarrhea...
Technology
What Is a Drone, Anyway?
At a time when drone aircraft have become a daily feature of the news and are about to proliferate in U.S. airspace, it’s a good idea to take a step back and examine a very basic and very important question: What, exactly, is a drone?The answer turns out to be more complex than might be expected...
Evolution
Serendipity and Science: 30 Minutes with Dr. Sharon Long
A series of graduate student conversations with leading women biologists, at the Women in Science Symposium at Cornell April 2-3. Dr. Sharon Long is a remarkable scientist.
Health
Scientist in the Kitchen: Jen Yu, Photographer, Blogger, Scientist, Cook
Many cooks discover – and when I say, “discover,” I mean “run smack into” - the laws of science once they get into the kitchen.Not Jen Yu.Jen, a cook and a photographer, blogs at Use Real Butter...
Environment
Mosquito Control in the Florida Keys
As spring creeps up on us, most of the country looks forward to basking in the long-awaited sun. People skip work. College kids skip class. School kids finally get to play outside without snow boots, well maybe not this year...
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