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Cross-Pollinating for the Collective
For many Indigenous communities across Central and South America, the study of stingless bees is integral to their culture.
Carolyn Bernhardt
Aug 9, 202213 min read


Perspective: Saving Sapelo Island's Legacy from Sinking
But it is necessary to put research into context to understand how past events are shaping the island’s future – land, life, and people.
Jess Turner
Jul 16, 20224 min read

Perspective: Patching My Patch-Clamping
What could we have possibly done to make the gods of patch-clamp so angry?
Chrysanthi Blithikioti
Mar 13, 20226 min read


To See Caribou With Two Eyes
Natural experiments, hypothesis testing, fiercely detailed observations — all are characteristic of both ways of knowing.
Jack Rabe
Feb 15, 202210 min read


When Hubris Leads to Scientific Fraud
Not being able to take criticism well can damage the integrity of research – particularly if it motivates scientific misconduct.
Ebony Gunwhy
Feb 3, 20228 min read

443 Days Later, This Postdoc Gets To See Her Daughter and Go Back to Her Lab
She ate breakfast as her husband prepared dinner on the other end of the line, on the other end of the day, on the other end of the world.
The Xylom
Sep 30, 20217 min read


२० वर्षपछी सुल्झिएको नेपाली रैथाने आसामी बाँदरको रहस्य ।
“अध्ययनको यो पाटो, मेरो लागि गर या मर बराबर थियो,” उनी भन्छन्, “अनुसन्धानाको अस्तित्व नै यी नमुना सङ्कलनमा भर पर्थ्यो ।”
Saugat Bolakhe
Sep 26, 20215 min read


लौठसल्ला: जीवन रक्षामा हिमाली वरदानको खोज यात्रा
“ओहो ! गल्ति पो गरियो कि ? आखिर किन मैले कलेजको आन्तरिक परिक्षा छोडे? के मध्ये नेपालको सुदुर भिराला पहाडका जङ्गलहरुसँग पैठेँजोरी खेल्न?”
Saugat Bolakhe
Jun 1, 202113 min read


Searching for the Tree of Life Near the Gates of Heaven
Those who know where the yews are don’t know how valuable they are, while those who see the tree's value simply don’t know where they are.
Saugat Bolakhe
Mar 26, 202113 min read

Scientists Push Back Against Retracted Nature Communications Study on Women PIs
“None of this is surprising; it is consistent with a wide body of research documenting pernicious systematic and structural gender biases.”
Sheeva Azma
Jan 22, 20215 min read
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