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The World Has a Problem: Too Many Young People

March 18, 2016

The World Has a Problem: Too Many Young People By SOMINI SENGUPTAMARCH 5, 2016 Unemployed Indians handed in paperwork at a government employment office in 2012. Credit Rajesh Kumar Singh/Associated …

Dindi, the Pinguin

March 18, 2016

Penguin Swims 5,000 Miles Each Year To See Rescuer  A Magellanic penguin that migrates from Patagonia and a retired bricklayer in a Brazilian fishing village have struck up an unusual …

Pororoca

March 18, 2016

 This Week Surfers Will Ride a Wave in the Amazon  By JOANNA KLEIN MARCH 14, 2016 People surf on the wave of a tidal bore known as “Pororoca” in March …

When your veins fill with ice

March 18, 2016

  The Arctic ground squirrel can survive even if its body temperature drops below the freezing point of water  By Claire Asher Most animals hate the cold. When winter comes …

“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 …