white-shouldered bumblebee on yellow goldenbanner flower

Studying complex networks of plants and pollinators

Sept. 11, 2024

I’ve visited the same Rocky Mountain subalpine meadow weekly for a decade of summers looking at plant-pollinator interactions—here’s what I learned

herd of horses walking through stream

Rewriting the story of horse domestication

Sept. 3, 2024

Domesticating horses had a huge impact on human society—new science rewrites where and when it first happened.

White-lined hovering moth

Sphinx moth caterpillars wield an eruptive defense

Aug. 29, 2024

Sphinx months have an array of identifiers, one being an unusual defense mechanism.

Cover of EA Sports College Football 25 video game

Does that player in the video game look familiar?

Aug. 26, 2024

Fifteen years after Ed O’Bannon’s groundbreaking lawsuit, college athletes continue to benefit from greater control of their name, image and likeness.

employee engagement

The case for employee-ownership education in business schools

Aug. 13, 2024

Employee ownership is a proven answer to known problems; I saw it in my own research.

Kamala Harris at a rally in Wisconsin

Who is Kamala Harris?

Aug. 6, 2024

Kamala Harris’ identity as a biracial woman is either a strength or a weakness, depending on whom you ask.

iron ore bands in rock formation

When it comes to rock bands, age does matter

July 25, 2024

Australia’s largest iron ore deposits are 1 billion years younger than previously thought.

Single mountain ball cactus blooming with pink flowers

Mountain ball cactus has variation in floral color and scent

July 3, 2024

Lingering question: Do variations in scent correspond to variations in color?

flag

What is patriotism?

June 26, 2024

'Right or wrong, our country' is a popular but flawed expression of patriotism; a morally responsible patriot, on the other hand, tries to protect and improve her country’s moral character.

Rumex crispus, or curly dock

Curly dock has all the traits of a super weed

May 28, 2024

With high levels of oxalic acid, like that in Brussels sprouts, and with a proliferation of seed dispersal, the plant easily establishes itself everywhere except Greenland.

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