When it comes to seed selection, a million heads are better than one. The process of farmer plant improvement is general right across the rice-growing region in West Africa, and keeping planting material in play through constant use and selection allows for a myriad of adaptation decisions.
A new sensor with the ability to measure the metabolic degradation of food will change the way you look at your refrigerator shelves.
Scientists have been studying the calls of a whale dubbed “the loneliest whale in the world” for more than 20 years. Its calls are unusually high pitched—52 hertz, versus the typical 15-20 hertz range of blue whales. No one has ever seen the 52-hertz whale, but scientists believe he…
In a refreshingly humorous style, the book outlines 19 bad forms of argument, clearly and concisely, followed by a little illustration for each, featuring large-headed animals with a rather curious stare.
Translation, or the attempt to make another language part of our own, is as complicated as what can never be translated.
Combatting public myths surrounding science is good, but not to the point that scientists and non-scientists are speaking past each other.
Baum created what was essentially the first American fairytale, not just written by an American author, but firmly rooted on U.S. soil. Although there had been a few fantasy stories published in this country, none were so defiantly American.
There is some preaching to the choir, some inside jokes for people who know the significance of Heather having two mommies and that everyone poops (allusions to children’s book titles), but there is also a sense that the authors want to appeal to those who might have the wrong image of them as people who work in children’s literature.
Knowing the difference between energy's ability to work, and the rate at which it's created and consumed, is crucial to balancing consumers' power needs.
A recent AAAS survey showed a troubling split between not just scientists and the public, but also scientists themselves.