Volunteer firefighting in New York State developed out of community necessity and neighborly cooperation. In the colonial and ...

As the Klamath River continues healing from 100 years of mismanagement, tribes and environmentalists must deal with funding ...

As well as being cheap, bamboo appears to have remarkable qualities of seismic resistance. Now it's being used to try to ...

Today, nearly four years into a war that Russia is still failing to win, society editors are struggling to fill their pages.

In this engaging video tutorial, learn how to create a stunning simple fish scale bracelet using copper wire and crystals. Perfect for both beginners and experienced jewelry makers, this step-by-step ...

Despite their wide variety of sizes, niches and shapes, sharks scale geometrically, pointing to possible fundamental ...

Three biology majors this summer are working on research about eelgrass, lobsters, and a river dam. Each project has the potential to positively impact Maine’s environment. Bowdoin students are often ...

The researchers examined a remarkably well-preserved specimen of Diplomystus dentatus complete with fossilized skin and scales, found in the "Fossil Basin" region of Wyoming in the United States of ...

Many say that our culture is obsessed with sex, and uses sexual references to sell everything from fragrances to cars. And wouldn't life be dull without it? Yet from the viewpoint of evolutionary ...