How alligators rock and roll

Alligators' Muscles Move Lungs Around For Sneaky Maneuvers In...
Without a ripple in the water, alligators dive, surface or roll sideways, even though they lack flippers or fins. Biologists have discovered...

Some Cells Self-destruct For The Greater Common Good
Individual cells in a population of bacteria can sacrifice their lives for others to achieve a greater common good. Biologists have described a new...

Outbreak Of Plague In South Dakota Leads To Vaccines For...
Endangered black-footed ferrets aren't exactly lining up to be stuck with a vaccine, but in an effort to help control an extensive outbreak of plague...

The Emerging Story Of Plant Roots
Biologists have uncovered a fascinating new insight into the unseen side of plant biology - the root. Although less visible than shoots, leaves and...

Biochemistry: Board Review Series
BRS Biochemistry embodies the popular BRS format of succinct outline review of content followed by approximately 500 USMLE-style questions with...

Uncertainty: Einstein, Heisenberg, Bohr, and the Struggle for...
Werner Heisenberg’s “uncertainty principle” challenged centuries of scientific understanding, placed him in direct opposition to Albert...

Einstein's Mistakes: The Human Failings of Genius
Fresh insights into aspects of Einstein we don't usually consider: his mistakes and the role they played in the discovery of his theories.Although...