Large Wildfires in Forests: What Can be Done?: Scott L. Stephens, Malcolm P. North, and Brandon M. Collins discuss how forest fires have received increased attention from the media, politicians, and the public in the last 20 years. Read more…

Dr. David Gustafson: Preventing Midwest Grain Failures. Across the United States, record quantities of corn and soybeans have been harvested in recent years. However, according Dr. David Gustafson of the International Life Sciences Institute Research Foundation, this trend may soon change. The combined and uncertain effects of climate change could have a devastating impact on grain yields in the US Midwest, with major global implications for food security. Read more…

Self-Plagiarism, Text Recycling, and Science Education. Text recycling is common, but the rules are often unknown, and the risks are high.

Furbook or Featherbook? Social network analysis may help answer big questions about animal behavior.

How to Surf the Big Data Wave. News from the recent AIBS Council meeting on building a biological informatics workforce.