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Biodiversity's ills not all down to climate change
Researchers predicting the finer effects of climate warming on ecology should take care. Read more in a Q&A with Camille Parmesan on Nature News.In evolution, last really can be first
In an evolutionary equivalent of Revenge of the Nerds, bacteria that once seemed destined for loserdom can eventually use their hidden potential to overtake the competition. Read more about Jeffrey Barrick's research on Science News.When Climate Change Isn't the Only Answer
Climate change might not be to blame for all cases of species - like pollinators and the flowers that depend on them - being out of sync.
When the Blind Can See Like Bats
Bat biologist George Pollak discusses human echolocation and the ways in which bats and people are surprisingly similar.Top Graduate Programs Recognized by U.S. News & World Report
Students at the Brackenridge Field Lab, a key component of the 6th ranked Ecology, Evolution and Behavior graduate program. Photo by Wyatt McSpadden. Several college graduate programs rank among the nation’s top ten in this year's 2012 U.S. News & World Report survey of graduate schools. Biological Sciences Ecology and Evolutionary Biology – ...
Coral's color decoded at University of Texas
Biologists at the University of Texas have found that redder larvae of a species of staghorn coral are less likely than green larvae to settle down and develop into coral polyps, the first step in building a new colony. The study brings scientists a step closer to understanding the function of coral's fluorescent colors. Read more on the State...Science and Business Students Win Top Prize at Biotechnology Case Competition
A team of graduate students from the McCombs School of Business and the College of Natural Sciences won top prize last month at the Wake Forest University Biotechnology Conference and Case Competition.Buckyballs, Largest Known Molecules, More Common in Space Than Thought
Observations made with NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have provided surprises concerning the presence of buckminsterfullerenes, or "buckyballs," the largest known molecules in space.Sol LeWitt Sculpture to Grace Gates Computer Science Complex
Sol LeWitt's "Circle with Towers"(2005) in Madison Square Park. The sculpture will be placed at the entrance of the Gates Computer Science Complex. Photo from artnet.com. Artist Sol LeWitt's concrete block structure Circle with Towers (2005) will grace the entrance to the new Bill & Melinda Gates Computer Science Complex, currently under co...
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