Alignment and sequencing errors are a major concern in molecular evolution, and this valuable study represents a welcome improvement for genome-wide scans of positive selection. This new method seems ...

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I’ve nearly made a cottage industry if not a career out of writing about “The Big Seven” things likely to strand a car, particularly a vintage car, on a road trip. A few weeks ago, a Hagerty Drivers ...

A new study suggests our brains store narratives by linking related events into tree-like structures, explaining how we ...

The sacred camphor tree at Kinomiya Shrine in Atami is no ordinary timber. Estimated to be more than 2,000 years old, it is one of Japan’s largest and oldest camphor trees.

Eighty-two year-old poet and activist Aníbal Isturdes finds in the trees of Caracas, Venezuela’s capital, a constant source of inspiration for both his verses and the literary workshop he leads every ...

For centuries, visitors have been enchanted by the mists and magic of Niagara Falls, N.Y.—home to one of the most iconic ...

In Colombia’s Middle Magdalena region, a patchwork of forest corridors is linking up isolated populations of the critically endangered brown spider monkey (Ateles hybridus). Composed of native ...

Listen, perfumes can be confusing, but as soon as you’ve got the facts, you’ll be able to easily navigate them online. In general, fragrances fall into one of two categories: eau de parfum (EDP) or ...