Protecting Paradise: Fungus-farming ants ensure crop survival with surprising strategies and partnerships Get access

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Not just slime: Beneath the slippery exterior of a microbial bio film lies a remarkably organized community of organisms Get access

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The greening of utilities: Biologists are making a difference at electric utilities across the United States Get access

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Better than a thousand words: Botanical artists blend science and aesthetics Get access

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Marine life in the limelight: Potent biochemical defenses help many marine organisms withstand the rigors of ultraviolet radiation Get access

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Addiction and the brain: The dopamine pathway is helping researchers find their way through the addiction maze Get access

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The silence of the genes: In a game of evolutionary one-upmanship, plants and viruses wrangle over gene silencing Get access

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A throbbing in the air: The discovery of infrasonic communication among elephants has given researchers a whole new way of hearing things Get access

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Parasites in the pipes: Researchers are making headway in understanding the waterborne pathogen cryptosporidium, but many questions remain Get access

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A makeover for Rocky Mountain Arsenal: Transforming a Superfund site into a national wildlife refuge Get access

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First aid for an ailing reef: Research in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Get access

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Yellowstone fires: A decade later: Ecological lessons learned in the wake of the conflagration Get access

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Molecular biographies: Anthropological geneticists are using the genome to decode human history Get access

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Tracking wildlife: High-tech devices help biologists trace the movements of animals through sky and sea Get access

Geneticists go wild: Fur, feathers, feces, and the future of wildlife research Get access

Research updates: From the annual meeting in Baltimore, Maryland, of the American Institute of Biological Sciences Get access

Telomere tales: Elegant experiments confirm long-held theory of cellular aging Get access

Making science news: Public affairs practitioners can serve as a vital link between scientists and the public Get access

Of mice and mammoths: New approaches to understanding the biological implications of body size Get access

Winners and losers in a changing world: Global changes may promote invasions and alter the fate of invasive species Get access