Science Observer

Don't Fence Me Out

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:00:00 EST

To protect wildlife, barriers to information flow between science and policy will have to be made more permeable

Multitasking to Distraction

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:00:00 EST

Users of many concurrent media streams actually are less able to switch between tasks

In the News

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:00:00 EST

Savory Individuals

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 10:00:00 EST

A field study reveals new evidence for airborne communication in sagebrush plants

Molecular Movie Stars

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 10:00:00 EST

“It’s all about combining accuracy and aesthetics in the interest of transforming people’s understanding…”

Building a Better Salt Trap

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 10:00:00 EST

With cell-specific bioengineering, scientists may have found a way to make plants more salt tolerant

In the News

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 10:00:00 EST

In the News

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:00:00 EST

Science Art Found

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:00:00 EST

The Art of Science show turns up turbulence, silicon, squid and more

Working Best Under Pressure

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:00:00 EST

A new type of polymer turns mechanical forces into chemical reactions

Rip Van Winkle Ecology

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:00:00 EST

Biologists awaken dormant eggs to observe life from the past and tease out how it differs from what lives today

In the News

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:00:00 EST

A Tangled Tale of Plant Evolution

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:00:00 EST

Lignin, the tough stuff so vital to the migration of plants from water to land, gets around

In the News

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:00:00 EST

What's Wrong with this Picture?

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:00:00 EST

A new project will make the effects of pollution in U.S. national parks impossible to miss

DNA Research Commons Scaled Back

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:00:00 EST

Concerned about violating DNA donor confidentiality, U.S. research agency sticks with decision to limit data exchange

A Nuke on the Yukon?

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:00:00 EST

Mini-nukes arrive at the regulatory gate. Will they get through?

In the News

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 10:00:00 EST

Move Over, Flintstones

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 10:00:00 EST

This human-electric hybrid car is powered by rowing, not running

What's All the Flap About?

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 10:00:00 EST

Butterflies need their hind wings not to stay aloft but to evade predators