The recent explosion of interest in DNA-based tools for species identification has prompted
widespread speculation on the future availability of inexpensive, rapid, and accurate means …

The arts are becoming a favored medium for conveying science to the public. Tracking trending
approaches, such as community-engaged learning, alongside challenges and goals can …

Actions taken to control the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic have conspicuously
reduced motor vehicle traffic, potentially alleviating auditory pressures on animals that …

This study was designed to determine the relationship between patients' satisfaction with
their physician, the types of interventions that patients reported they received, and the …

Water impoundment imposes fundamental changes on natural landscapes by transforming
rivers into reservoirs. The dramatic shift in physical conditions accompanying the loss of flow …

The Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) is an ancient icon of both cultural and scientific
interest. The species is emblematic of the great civilizations of the Nile River valley and serves …

Native to China and Mongolia, the brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) now enjoys a worldwide
distribution. While black rats and the house mouse tracked the regional development of human …

In the past 5 to 7 years, there has been a surge of public and professional concern about family
members who care for frail elderly relatives. Families have been recognized as providing …

Urban landscapes can be transformed by widespread abandonment from population and
economic decline. Ecological assembly, sometimes referred to as “greening”, following …

Anartia fatima and Anartia amathea (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) are sister taxa whose
ranges abut in a narrow hybrid zone in eastern Panama. At the center of the zone, hybrids are …