Biodiversity

Growing up, I felt certain that grass and most trees did not have flowers. They just had leaves and seeds — that was all I could see, anyway.

The federal government has been sued to expand right whale conservation efforts in the North Atlantic

Imagine a safari in your neighborhood. Instead of a few days hauling luggage through international airports, though, picture a leisurely five minute stroll from the front door.

One of the most popular eating fish on the U.S. east coast is moving north as waters warm due to climate change

The insects rely on more than the sun as a compass

Males on two Hawaiian islands simultaneously went mute in just a few years to avoid a parasite

The feat is a landmark achievement in synthetic biology

Tracking the transatlantic journey of young sea turtles reveals surprises

CT scans may soon link human remains to missing persons

Today is the birthday of one of my science heroes: Carl Linnaeus. Born on May 23, 1707, the Swede turned natural history from a hobby into a science with his masterful systemization and documentation of what had until then been haphazard classification of plants, animals and fungi.

Having made it to Sumatra, the first location for my field research, I've endured another frustrating few weeks waiting for yet more permits to come through.