Caribbean Lizards and the Tape of Life (9 of 9)
A territorial male Anolis marcanoi displays by extending its dewlap and bobbing its head in Bani, Dominican Republic. This species is typically found perched on rocks or tree trunks, and will ...
The Mortality Toll of Estrogen Avoidance
Estrogen therapy has been widely misunderstood, and may offer important benefits to women in their 50s who have had a hysterectomy.
Explanation of Thermocell
Ph.D. student Theodore Abraham, Monash University, explains how the thermocell he and colleagues invented can harvest "waste heat" from power stations and convert it into usable energy.
Robot Frog Attracting Potential Mate
When choosing a potential mate, female túngara frogs listen to the sounds of the male calls, which are based on a pattern of "whines" and "chucks." If visible, the sight of the male frogs ...
Motor Proteins Work at Different Rates
RecBCD enzymes are unwinding DNA at different speeds. The bright ball at left is a bead, the bright strand is a stretch of DNA that shortens as it is unwound by the enzyme. The enzymes show ergodic ...
Prediction for Southern California's 2013 Fire Season
The Summit fire burned more than 3,000 acres of vegetation near Banning, Calif., in early May this year, giving Southern California’s fire season an early start. What lies in store for the rest of ...
CT scan of a Diplodocus Tooth
This is a CT-generated movie of the premaxilla of Diplodocus (YPM 4677), with bone rendered transparent and teeth opaque.
A 3-D Look at Soulik from NASA's TRMM Satellite
The TRMM satellite flew over Soulik on July 10 at 14:06 UTC and saw a well-defined eye and multiple intense (red) and moderate and weak (green, blue).
Phytoplankton Social Mixers (1 of 2)
Scientists at MIT and Oxford University have shown that the motility of phytoplankton also helps them determine their fate in ocean turbulence.
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