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Study of Asian common toad reveals three divergent groups

Study of Asian common toad reveals three divergent groups

This is an Asian common toad (Duttaphrynus melanostictus) in Laos. Credit: Bryan L. Stuart This is an Asian common toad (Duttaphrynus melanostictus) in Laos. Credit: Bryan L. Stuart Close Most species are negatively affected when…
NY Resolutions For Your Home

NY Resolutions For Your Home

The New Year is an excellent time to reflect, refresh, and reassess your direction for the months ahead. The old year has past, and with it we can allow old habits to retire and embrace…
Did You See the Blood Moon?

Did You See the Blood Moon?

This September, most of the world was able to view a very rare total lunar eclipse. The best views were in the United States and Canada. Did you see it? On September 27-28, the moon…
Bottled Water in Environmentally Safer Containers

Bottled Water in Environmentally Safer Containers

Plastic water bottles are filling landfills all over the U.S. Despite pleas from conservationists to recycle or use tap water, consumers continue to use bottles and throw them in the trash. The idea that bottled…
Protect the world's deltas, experts urge

Protect the world's deltas, experts urge

Date: December 3, 2014 Source: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Summary: Extensive areas of the world's deltas -- which accommodate some of the world's major cities -- will be drowned in the next century by rising…

Understanding the components of memory

The structure determines the function: AMPA receptors in the nerve cells of the brain are composed of a range of more than 30 different proteins. Credit: Bernd Fakler Dr. Uwe Schulte, Dr. Jochen Schwenk, Prof.…
Miranda: An icy moon deformed by tidal heating

Miranda: An icy moon deformed by tidal heating

Miranda, a small, icy moon of Uranus, is one of the most visually striking and enigmatic bodies in the solar system. Despite its relatively small size, Miranda appears to have experienced an episode of intense…
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