Stories by Adam Marcus

Scientists Protest Trump Order with Boycotts of Journals, Conferences

More than 4,500 academics have pledged to skip U.S.-based meetings

New Study Raises Concerns About Morning Sickness Drug

An analysis of an early trial reveals missing data, high dropout rates and inconsistencies

Scams Prompt Attempt to Plug Holes in Scientific Publishing System

Some scientists have found highly unethical or duplicitous routes to tamper with and game the peer-review system designed to ensure the validity of findings

Pull Up a Chair

We tend to move closer to those who share our physical traits

NASA Puts the "Green" in Its Other Mission: Developing Revolutionary, Energy-Efficient Airplanes

The first "A" in NASA stands for aeronautics, and the agency is leading a host of federal programs and initiatives that aim to develop a fleet of environmentally friendly aircraft

Morphine and Other Pain Relief Drugs Used in Cancer Surgery May Spur Return of Malignancy

Could the anesthesia and painkillers used to make operations and recovery bearable also influence the risk that cancer will return?

TB or Not TB?: Novel Detector Could Shorten Testing Times, Aid Treatment Efforts

Colorado State University researchers have developed a device for use in the field that can identify both active tuberculosis infection and dormant microbes, which could flare up into full-blown illness*...

Research in a Vacuum: DARPA Tries to Tap Elusive Casimir Effect for Breakthrough Technology

DARPA mainly hopes that research on this quantum quirk can produce futuristic microdevices

Tip for Casey: To Swing a Faster Bat, Lighten Up That Lumber

With Major League Baseball's All-Star game taking place tonight, a researcher explains why, when it comes to swinging a baseball bat, heavier isn't necessarily better

A New Aid for Elephants

On the Fence for Science

Wall lizards are good guinea pigs for signs of pollution

Mob Scene: Birds Create a Flap to Fend Off Invaders

Reed warblers assail cuckoos in force to protect their nests from potential parasitism

Micro-Boat Walks the Walk--On Water

Miniature vessel mimics insect larvae by using surface tension for propulsion

Babar on Ice: A New Way to Save Endangered Elephants?

German scientists devise an innovative method for freezing elephant sperm

Sticky Business: Tree Frogs Hang Tight--But How?

A new study shows that frogs and geckos differ in how they get a grip

How Crabs Find Their Way Home

Fiddler crabs track strides to help them find their burrows

The Mr. Moms of the Fish World

Male pipefish, like seahorses, have their own placentas to carry and nourish their offspring

Pick Your Poison: Cobra Venom Shows Therapeutic Promise

Researchers may have found a way to suppress inflammatory responses by splicing a factor from the deadly snake’s toxin onto a human protein

The Scent of a Warbler: Birds May Use Sense of Smell in Mating

Study helps puncture myth that scent is a weak sense in avian world

Ghost Lusters: If You Want to See a Specter Badly Enough, Will You?

Researchers set up "haunted" room to prove an electromagnetic theory of ghost sightings