Origins of agriculture
Greenhouse “time machine” sheds light on corn domestication
February 07, 2014
Lower atmospheric carbon and cooler temperatures may have contributed to the domestication of corn, a new study shows.
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Sneaky GMO pollen
GMO soybean pollenmay threaten Mexicanhoney exports
February 14, 2014
Researchers find genetically modified pollen from soybeans in otherwise GMO-free Mexican honey.
A new coral menace
Dead zones may threatencoral reefs worldwide
March 20, 2017
A coral die-off in Panama was likely due to oxygen depletion instead of the usual culprits of warming, pollution, overfishing and acidification.
Predators Are Real Lowlifes
Predation Is More Intense at Low Altitudes and Low Latitudes
May 18, 2017
Deployed from Greenland to Australia, caterpillar decoys were attacked the closer they were to sea level and the nearer they were to the tropics.
Climate Change And Global Forests
What do millions of tree measurementssay about Climate Change?
April 04, 2014
The ecologist who leads ForestGEO’s ecosystems and climate initiative visits STRI and discusses her plans to tackle millions of tree measurements taken across the globe.
Fiddling With Climate Change
How could climate changeaffect fiddler crab reproduction?
May 30, 2014
A new study raises questions about how a common beach creature will sustain its populations if temperature swings become greater in the future.
An Orchid Beetle Discovered
New beetles highlightorchid connection
June 13, 2014
In a remote Bolivian forest, a Smithsonian researcher discovers the first beetle species that live on orchids.
Profile: Karen Chan
How do larvae swimin a hot-tub world?
July 18, 2014
A visiting researcher uses a movie set studio to record how the larvae of sea urchins, starfish, shellfish and corals respond to conditions in a changing ocean.
An Evo-Devo Pioneer
Mary JaneWest-Eberhardretires
March 15, 2013
After a half century of pioneering research on evolutionary developmental biology and induction into the National Academy of Sciences, a long-time Smithsonian scientist retires.
Profile: Donald Winsdor
What is merdigery?
September 28, 2012
Some beetles have a rather inventive, if unsavory, way of fending off predators.
