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Casey Crownhart • November 16, 2021
The herbarium at the New York Botanical Garden is a resource for scientists looking for new ways to study plants
Emily Harris • October 4, 2021
Two U.S.-based researchers are honored for their work on sensation.
Huanjia Zhang • July 2, 2021
A Florida captain’s creative solution to the global problem of marine debris: Let’s rodeo
Julie Levy • June 16, 2021
Growing public awareness and engagement have played a part in the birds’ recovery, experts say
Jackie Appel • March 3, 2021
About 10 vaquitas are left on the planet, but a new study confirms fishing nets pose a much bigger extinction threat than inbreeding
Casey Crownhart • January 25, 2021
The popular weed killer could impair honeybees’ immune systems, leaving them vulnerable to infections
Lauren Leffer • December 18, 2020
The discovery of organisms that are new to science has historically required years of field work, but species could become something we create instead of find
Lauren Leffer • November 19, 2020
You’ve heard of the fly on the wall, but what about the crow in the city?
Curtis Segarra • May 22, 2020
Wildlife-police raids and customs inspections are trying to halt this highly invasive species
Jessica Romeo • November 20, 2018
Instead of trying to compete with Mother Nature, Tak-Sing Wong draws inspiration from her
Charlie Wood • April 2, 2018
Living longer will shake up social institutions, experts say
Lucy Hicks • March 9, 2018
The biology behind the rare “tampon disease,” toxic shock syndrome
Emiliano Rodríguez Mega • December 9, 2017
Neglected by the health care system, many immigrants are finding relief in medicinal herbs
Emiliano Rodríguez Mega • November 13, 2017
An amendment that gives a free pass to genetically modified crops causes legal turmoil
Dan Robitzski • September 25, 2017
Here’s how a powerful breed of guard dogs turned into humanity’s cruelest genetics experiment