We know how to fight wildfires effectively. Why don't we do it?
Prescribed burns lessen the damage, but the risk repels lawmakers
Microbial Ecology
Oregon State University
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Climate scientists and conservationists can play a role in preventing future fires
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Tree-murdering fungi and insects increasingly contribute to climate change
New research suggests carbon dioxide released from dying forests equals emissions from 11 million cars
Ecology and Biogeochemistry
Virginia Commonwealth University
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What does California's future look like? Scientists asked trees
Blue oaks have up to 500 years of climate history written in their rings
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Ecology
University of Minnesota
1 peer comment
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Like dogs? They're genetically modified organisms (from a certain point of view)
Humanity's best friend, like crops and livestock, are the product of centuries of manipulation
Molecular Biology
Princeton University
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Do dogs really, truly understand what we tell them?
Scientists trained some pups to endure MRIs to help find out
Neuroscience
McGill University
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How inbred dogs help us learn about human diseases
Dogs are helping scientists figure out why our copper storage systems can go haywire
Biochemistry
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
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What can ancient dog poop reveal about an ecosystem?
The poo fossils of a long-extinct species are teaching scientists about nature's past – and possible future
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
California Academy of Sciences
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Ancient dog DNA reveals how humans first settled New Zealand
Dogs have been road-tripping with us for at least 10,000 years
Archaeology
New York University
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Should you let your dog lick your face?
Dogs stick their noses in everything, but many people believe their saliva is beneficial
Microbiology
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How dogs are helping us understand human allergies
If your dog has allergies, chances are you do too. Thanks, microbes
Biological Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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How one invasive plant can change a rainforest
The mountain apple's entry into Indonesia a century ago still threatens biodiversity there
Ecology
Wake Forest University
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How an interloper snake decimated Guam's delicious wild chilies
The snakes don't eat chilies. The connection: birds
Ecology
Wake Forest University
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How this beautiful, invasive jellyfish adapts to dominate foreign ecosystems
My team combined work in the field and the lab to understanding how comb jellies work
Physiology, Marine Biology, and Ecology
Harvard University
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When deciding whether a product is healthy or unhealthy, dangerous or unsafe, it's not enough to know whether or not it's genetically modified. The important part is exactly what genetic change was made, no matter what tools were used to make it.
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Feeding the world as the climate changes will depend on genetic engineering
CRISPR and other tech could help us produce more food, but only if we drop the GMO stigma
Molecular Biology
Princeton University
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Why I'm quitting GMO research
Constantly confronting people who think my research will harm them is profoundly distressing
Genomics
University of Alberta
3 peer comments -
Why GMO labeling laws won't help US consumers make better decisions
It's not if your food was modified that matters. It's how
Molecular Biology
National Louis University
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The next revolution in food is being held up by regulation
The FDA's slow processes are keeping safe, environmentally friendly products off the shelves
Cell Biology
New Harvest
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The breakthrough behind those 'pure blue' chrysanthemums was pure luck
Sometimes, the most delightful findings are the most unexpected
Molecular Biology
National Louis University
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What ancient corn farmers can teach us about engineering crops for climate change
In the era of GMO crops, farmers can learn old lessons of diversity
Marine Geology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1 peer comment -
Dear Harvard, Berkeley, and MIT: don't patent CRISPR
Everyone should benefit from this once-in-a-lifetime discovery
Biochemistry
Carnegie Mellon University
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The internet is a vast web of smaller ecosystems, where controversies and arguments can feel all-encompassing from within and confusing from an outsider’s point of view. That includes the world of scientists, who share an argot and a fundamental training that can set their debates apart even as they are uniquely positioned to affect the broader world. Enter Massive. As an accessible science publication by active STEM researchers, we figured, who better to bring the controversies to you?
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The Graduate Research Fellowship Program favors elite schools – again
The early-career grants, meant to boost diversity, end up perpetuating disparities
Physiology, Marine Biology, and Ecology
Harvard University
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A scientist responds to that 'Science' Instagram essay
Online outreach helps highlight women and people of color in the field
Marine Geology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Should peer review stop being anonymous?
Prominent researchers can take the gamble, but junior scientists risk retribution
Biochemistry
Carnegie Mellon University
4 peer comments -
Science brawls, explained by a scientist
Here's what scientists are feuding about online this week
Biochemistry
Carnegie Mellon University
