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“Preprints’’

March 15, 2016

Handful of Biologists Went Rogue and Published Directly to Internet By AMY HARMONMARCH 15, 2016 This drawing comes from a video that explains to scientists how it could be possible …

Should All Research Papers Be Free?

March 13, 2016

Should All Research Papers Be Free? By KATE MURPHYMARCH 12, 2016 DRAWING comparisons to Edward Snowden, a graduate student from Kazakhstan named Alexandra Elbakyan is believed to be hiding out …

Aechmea xinguana – New Species

March 11, 2016

Aechmea xinguana Ana K Koch, Anna Ilkiu-Borges and Rafaela Forzza, sp. nova. Nordic Jour Bot. 000: 001-005. 2016 Aechmea xinguana differs from A. mertensii by red floral bracts that are …

Rain Forest, Incubators of Life

March 11, 2016

Rain Forest Incubators of Life            Photo: Scenic view from Mt. Des Voeux over pristine rain forest Photograph by Timothy G. Laman In Brazil, which houses 30 percent of the …

World heritage forests burn in Tasmania

March 11, 2016

World heritage forests burn as global tragedy unfolds in Tasmania ‘Devastating’ long-term prognosis for ancient Gondwana ecosystem as bushfires turn trees more than 1,000 years old to tinder  Fires have …

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

March 11, 2016

 This Tiny Hummingbird Can Fly 1,200 Miles Without Stopping Justin Worland @justinworland Education Images—UIG via Getty ImagesA Ruby-throated Hummingbird They’re unlike other hummingbirds previously studied A type of hummingbird that …

A new bacteria breaks down PET polymers

March 11, 2016

Science: Newly Identified Bacteria Break Down Tough Plastic Michelle Hampson A new bacteria breaks down PET polymers that make up some water bottles and other common plastic containers. | Flickr/ …

World's biggest floating solar farm

March 11, 2016

World’s biggest floating solar farm powers up outside London Five years in planning and due to be finished in early March, more than 23,000 solar panels will be floated on …

What’s on Your Botanical Bucket List?

March 10, 2016

 What’s on Your Botanical Bucket List? From rare orchids to grizzled desert plants, experts weigh in on which flora they most want to see before they die A blooming Amorphophallus …

Taiwan and Hainan at Risk of Zika Spread

March 10, 2016

Taiwan and Hainan at Risk of Zika Spread, Scientist Warns Sinosphere By KEITH BRADSHER MARCH 9, 2016 An Aedes aegypti mosquito seen through a microscope at the Fiocruz Institute in …