Scientists find that elephant vocalizations are sometimes imitations of other sounds and animal calls.
Emerging Science Note/Salt-Resistant Rice
Emerging Science Note/Arctic Shrubs
Emerging Science Note/Pass the Dustpan
Emerging Science Note/Regional Quacks
Emerging Science Note/Ear to the Ground
Scientists look at cricket ears to model new human hearing aids.
Emerging Science Note/Multi-talented Bacteria
Scientists find that bacteria can not only clean up pollution, but also can produce electricity at the same time.
Emerging Science Note/Radiohead
Even rockstars get the blues, or in this case, the greens. New research finds the band Radiohead will have to plant tens of thousands of trees to offset the greenhouse gas emissions created from their latest tour.
Emerging Science Note/A Fish Tale?
Living on Earth’s Jennifer Chu reports on findings that the human parathyroid gland may have fishy evolutionary roots.
Emerging Science Note/Think Less, Learn More
Living on Earth’s Jennifer Chu reports on a study that suggests concentration isn’t always an advantage when performing simple tasks.