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Human activities are promoting giant jellyfish swarms.

Renowned scientist and conservationist Patricia Wright battles to save one of the world’s most endangered primates.

COASST studies seasonal patterns of ocean debris to aid in the clean up of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

Patricia Wright of Stoney Brook University explains why owl monkeys are devoted fathers and nocturnal.

Optogenetics, a new field of brain research, was born out of basic research on two unlikely microbes.

Research on Earth's biodiversity has advanced science and engineering innovation.

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.

Paul Sikkel and reggae star Amlak Tafari discuss the recent controversy of naming a parasite after Bob Marley.

A tiny, relatively simple organism helps scientists understand how the brain works.

Researchers explore the causes of and solutions for rising wildfire dangers.

The long-awaited National Ecological Observatory Network enables scientists to gauge the health of U.S. ecosystems.

Watch the film, then meet its star on your way home.

This tool will allow researchers and students to create, manipulate, and use a representative collection of human body meshes with organs.

Recent research indicates some prey may inhibit attacks by signaling predators.

Experts in China are working with Michigan State University to grow the population size of wild, protected pandas.

Cheryl Wilga's life-long passions grew into a career of research and teaching others about animal behavior.

Paul Sikkel explores the ecological importance of marine parasites in coral reef communities.

This citizen-science program teaches everyday people how, in their own backyards, to create wildlife friendly habitats.

Scientists enlist the help of citizen science to explore changes in the ladybug population.

Young loggerhead turtles navigate the entire North Atlantic basin during their solo marathon migrations, using magnetic fields to guide them.

Backyard birders can provide scientists with important, and otherwise unobtainable, data.

Quake-Catcher Network acts as a motion-sensing network that sends data about ground shaking whenever it occurs.

Antarctica holds a cornucopia of fantastic life forms, geologic wonders and atmospheric conditions for scientists to study.

Clouds are considered the largest source of uncertainty in predictions of climate change, scientists say.