Jellyfish Swarms: Bellwethers of Environmental Change By Lily Whiteman Human activities are promoting giant jellyfish swarms.
Citizen Science Assists Coastal Ecosystem Studies By Lily Whiteman The leader of the COASST ocean conservation group says why her work makes her feel like Jacques Cousteau.
Lemur Lady Campaigns for Endangered Lemurs By Lily Whiteman Renowned scientist and conservationist Patricia Wright battles to save one of the world’s most endangered primates.
Citizen Science Aims to Clean Up Pacific Plastics By Lily Whiteman COASST studies seasonal patterns of ocean debris to aid in the clean up of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
Thanks, Dad: Owl Monkeys Are Caring Fathers, Too By Lily Whiteman Patricia Wright of Stoney Brook University explains why owl monkeys are devoted fathers and nocturnal.
Biodiversity a Benefit for Brain Research By Lily Whiteman, John Wassel Optogenetics, a new field of brain research, was born out of basic research on two unlikely microbes.
Biodiversity Benefits Society in Surprising Ways By Lily Whiteman Research on Earth's biodiversity has advanced science and engineering innovation.
10 Surprising Ways that Biodiversity Benefits the Economy By Lily Whiteman From microbes to plants and large predators, every organism on Earth has evolved unique survival mechanisms and research has shown us how this biodiversity can help society.
From Dino Brains to Thought Control — 10 Fascinating Brain Findings By Lily Whiteman, Sarah Bates In light of President Obama's plan to advance brain science, here are some recent cool findings about the brain.
Stir It Up: Naming of Caribbean Reef Parasite Creates Controversy By Lily Whiteman Paul Sikkel and reggae star Amlak Tafari discuss the recent controversy of naming a parasite after Bob Marley.
Pond Scum Leads to Critical Brain Research Tool By Lily Whiteman A tiny, relatively simple organism helps scientists understand how the brain works.
Big Wildfires in the West: Why, How, What To Do? By Lily Whiteman Researchers explore the causes of and solutions for rising wildfire dangers.
Trouble Teaching Science? There's an App for That By David Alviar, Lily Whiteman Teachers and students love the new app that combines music, videos and games to teach science.
NEON: An EKG for the Environment By Lily Whiteman The long-awaited National Ecological Observatory Network enables scientists to gauge the health of U.S. ecosystems.
Film Brings Science Home, Highlights Remarkable Backyard Bird By Lily Whiteman Watch the film, then meet its star on your way home.
Electromagnetic Research Gets New Tools By Lily Whiteman This tool will allow researchers and students to create, manipulate, and use a representative collection of human body meshes with organs.
Predator–Prey Relationship More Intricate Than Thought By Lily Whiteman Recent research indicates some prey may inhibit attacks by signaling predators.
Born To Be Wild: Releasing Captive-Bred Pandas By Lily Whiteman Experts in China are working with Michigan State University to grow the population size of wild, protected pandas.
Non-scientists Collect Key Conservation Information About Seabirds By Lily Whiteman Citizen-science group's efforts help coastal ecology.
Childhood Interests Grow Into A Cherished Career By Lily Whiteman Cheryl Wilga's life-long passions grew into a career of research and teaching others about animal behavior.
The Underappreciated "Smaller Majority" that Dominate Marine Ecosystems By Lily Whiteman Paul Sikkel explores the ecological importance of marine parasites in coral reef communities.
YardMap Helps Wildlife in Your Backyard, Literally By Lily Whiteman This citizen-science program teaches everyday people how, in their own backyards, to create wildlife friendly habitats.
Everyday Citizens Can Help Solve the Riddle of the Disappearing Ladybugs By Lily Whiteman Scientists enlist the help of citizen science to explore changes in the ladybug population.
Loggerhead Turtle Migration Follows Magnetic Map By Lily Whiteman Young loggerhead turtles navigate the entire North Atlantic basin during their solo marathon migrations, using magnetic fields to guide them.
Citizen Science Programs That Are 'For the Birds' By Lily Whiteman Backyard birders can provide scientists with important, and otherwise unobtainable, data.