An unusual study that involved bar coding and tracking the behavior of thousands of individual honey bees in six queenless bee hives and analyzing gene expression in their brains offers new insights into how gene regulation contributes to social behavior.
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Fluvial Mapping of Mars
It took fifteen years of imaging and nearly three years of stitching the pieces together to create the largest image ever made, the 8-trillion-pixel mosaic of Mars’ surface.
Sea of Galilee
A few wet years have helped reverse a decades-long decline in water levels on one of the world’s most cherished lakes.
Bait and Switch
Perhaps that sauteed snapper you enjoyed last evening at your neighborhood restaurant was not snapper at all. Perhaps it was Pacific Ocean perch, cloaked in a wine sauce to disguise its true identity.
Researchers To Examine Risk Of Flood-Induced Chemical Spills At Coastal Facilities
The Texas A&M College of Engineering's James Kaihatu joins a team that will study the vulnerability of petrochemical facilities in Galveston Bay and risks to nearby communities.
An Inland Delta Flooded
Seasonal floods on the Niger River reached unusual heights in Mali this year.


