Evidence for Geologic Trigger of the Cambrian Explosion
MADISON – The oceans teemed with life 600 million years ago, but the simple, soft-bodied creatures would have been hardly recognizable as the ancestors of nearly all animals on Earth today.
NASA Mission Wants Amateur Astronomers to Target Asteroids
A new NASA outreach project will enlist the help of amateur astronomers to discover near-Earth objects (NEOs) and study their characteristics. NEOs are asteroids with orbits that occasionally bring them close to the Earth.
Salk Scientists Redraw the Blueprint of the Body's Biological Clock
Discovery of key link between circadian rhythms and metabolism may lead to new therapies for sleep disorders and diabetes
Salk Scientists Discover How Plants Grow to Escape Shade
Findings could lead to high-yield crops that gather light more efficiently and make better use of farmland