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Psychologists Study the Effects of Diagram Orientation on Comprehension
September 18, 2012 — The orientation of a diagram on the page of a textbook may seem inconsequential, but it can have a significant impact on a reader's ability to comprehend the information as presented, according to a ... > full story -
Global Warming: Evolutionary Straitjacket Means Flies Can't Take the Heat
September 18, 2012 — Many species of fruit fly lack the ability to adapt effectively to predicted increases in global temperatures and may face extinction in the near future, according to new ... > full story -
Study of Giant Viruses Shakes Up Tree of Life
September 13, 2012 — A new study of giant viruses supports the idea that viruses are ancient living organisms and not inanimate molecular remnants run amok, as some scientists have argued. The study reshapes the ... > full story -
Old Deeds, Witness Trees Offer Glimpse of Pre-Settlement Forest in West Virginia
September 12, 2012 — Using old deeds and witness trees, a U.S. Forest Service scientist has created a glimpse of the composition of the forests that covered today's Monongahela National Forest before settlement and ... > full story -
Scrub Jays React to Their Dead, Bird Study Shows: 'Funerals' Can Last for Up to Half an Hour
September 11, 2012 — Western scrub jays summon others to screech over the body of a dead jay, according to new research. The birds' cacophonous 'funerals' can last for up to half an ... > full story -
Droughts Are Pushing Trees to the Limit
September 11, 2012 — Southwestern droughts made more severe by warming temperatures are pushing plants up against extremely stressful growing conditions, a new study has found, identifying an increasingly water-thirsty ... > full story -
Forest Mortality and Climate Change: The Big Picture
September 9, 2012 — Over the past two decades, extensive forest death triggered by hot and dry climatic conditions has been documented on every continent except Antarctica. Forest mortality due to drought and heat ... > full story -
Math Tree May Help Root out Fraudsters: Applying Algorithm to Social Networks Can Reveal Hidden Connections Criminals Use to Commit Fraud
September 6, 2012 — Fraudsters beware: The more your social networks connect you and your accomplices to the crime, the easier it will be to shake you from the tree. The Steiner tree, that is. In a new article, ... > full story -
Can Blue Tits Can Save Our Conker Trees?
August 30, 2012 — Blue tits, a familiar garden bird in the U.K., could be the salvation of our imperiled conker trees (horse-chestnut trees), which are under severe attack by a tiny non-native moth that has spread ... > full story -
Why Are There So Many Species of Beetles and So Few Crocodiles?
August 28, 2012 — Why are there so many species of beetles and so few crocodiles? The answer may be ecological limits to species number, scientists ... > full story
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