The last male Sumatran rhino has died. Tam, the 30 something-year-old Sumatran rhino, died on Monday, May 27 at the Tabin Wildlife Reserve in Sabah, Malaysia. The death of Tam represents that death of the last known male Sumatran rhino […]

The 2014-2016 outbreak of Zika virus in the Pacific region and the Americas infected millions of people and left behind a devastating legacy. Infection with Zika virus has been tied to birth defects such as microcephaly, as well as other […]

Limbs can take many forms, from paws to wings, allowing vertebrates to walk, run, swim, fly, and grab things. And even though limbs look very different on the outside, they all share a common anatomical design that evolved from the […]

Can a little frog make a difference? This is the question we asked ourselves when a small frog (~3 cm) from one area of the world invaded another. Back in the late 1980s, the coqui frog (Eleutherodactylus coqui) endemic to […]

Water is the most important commodity to sustain life on earth, but because of climate change, rapid urbanization, and industrialization, the sources of potable water are rapidly decreasing or becoming contaminated. Nonavailability of potable drinking water is one of the […]

Bone fracture and pain are serious complications in patients with advanced breast and prostate cancers that have spread to the bone. Although there is an expectation that the incidence of these conditions would increase as better treatments extend the lives […]

Ever since flowering plants appeared on Earth around the Early Cretaceous (between 130 and 90 million years ago) (1), they have evolved and diversified through very complex biogeographical processes (2). Some of those were particular to a set of lineages, […]

Technology has become ubiquitous in our vehicles. Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) are more and more present in new cars, performing tasks such as warning of lane departures or braking before an impending rear-end accident. The goal is clear: reducing […]

It is official, the kilogram has been redefined. This change, voted on by the General Conference of Weights and Measures (CGPM) in November 2018, finally came into full force on May 20, 2019, coincident with the 144th anniversary of the […]

How long does a cloud live? As a nation, Britain is famous for its preoccupation with the weather. So as a scientist growing up here, it seemed only natural to look to the skies and make this into a professional […]