Christmas Bird Count and Citizen Science Through The Years
The Christmas Bird Count is upon us! From Dec. 14 until Jan. 5, birders of all stripes will be participating in a long-running "citizen science" project.
Within The Animal Kingdom, Sometimes Father Knows Best
Who’s your daddy? If you’re a giant salamander, he’s the one who fanned your nest with his tail, of course.
That Old Scroll is Actually an Egyptian Book of Spells!
A mysterious document turned out to be a book of Egyptian book of spells, according to a newly-completed translation
The Demographics of U.S. Holiday Gift-giving
In a 1991 paper for the Journal of Consumer Research studied the effects of income, family size, and other demographic differences on gift-giving patterns.
Cuban-American Relations Through The Years
After 55 years, diplomatic relations have been re-established between the United States and Cuba.
A Brief History of Pregnancy Workplace Rights
In a 1986 paper in the Journal of Public Health Policy, traced how pregnancy workplace rights has shifted over the years.
Help is on the Way for Snakebite Victims
Researchers have developed a way to identify the species of snake through a DNA swab of the bite, without killing it.
Driving the Evolution of Cliff Swallows
Charles R. Brown and Mary Bomberger Brown have been studying cliff swallows (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) in southwestern Nebraska since the early 1980s.