Stories by Geoffrey Giller

In just one year lizards on remote Redonda Island may be changing

A new report reveals large declines in some populations but increases in others 

The human brain judges distance based on sight—and hearing—according to a new study

The company’s Dream Chaser orbital glider has yet to achieve orbit but still is a contender to ferry Americans to and from the International Space Station

A teeny device for fundamental genetics

The Resilience Project seeks to find people who are unaffected by genetic mutations that would normally cause severe and fatal disorders

Honeybee “waggle dances” could help conservationists judge whether wildlife restoration efforts are working
 

In addition to deforestation, forest fires can kill many trees during severe droughts in the Amazon rainforest
 

The United States is not the greatest country in the world, at least when it comes to information and communication technology. Last month, the World Economic Forum released its 13th annual Global Information Technology Report, which ranks the nations of the world by their "networked readiness" - that is, how much each country can use [...]

Although they cover a fifth of Earth’s landmass, tropical grassy ecosystems are routinely misidentified and mismanaged

Are there half a million? 100 Million? After decades of research, there is no consensus

A hybrid approach combines the benefits of photovoltaic and solar-thermal technologies into a device the size of a fingernail

People are constantly migrating around the globe. But scientists have long had trouble quantifying how many people are moving and where they are coming from and going to.

March Madness isn't over, but one thing is certain: no one is going to win "Buffet's Billion." Before even half of the NCAA college men's basketball tournament games had finished, every bracket entered into Yahoo's contest to win a billion dollars had at least one red strikethrough.

Physics students learn about the so-called two-body problem early in their training, a classical mechanics scenario that can be used to describe the motion of binary stars or a planet orbiting a star.

Some people call Ken Golden the "Indiana Jones" of mathematics due to his frequent excursions to remote, harsh parts of the world. Golden, a professor of mathematics at the University of Utah, studies the dynamics of sea ice, and he regularly goes out into the field to test his hypotheses.

Aviation experts say it’s unsurprising that no trace of Flight MH370 has been found thus far

The turning blades can actually help spark lightning strikes, potentially incapacitating wind turbines

The molecule is thought to activate proteins involved in metabolism and inflammation

Over the course of four weeks students developed prototypes of devices meant to bridge the gap between human and machine

The makers of the new disaster film went to extensive lengths to accurately portray the city and the eruption, with mixed success

This blog appears in the In-Depth Report Science at the Sochi Olympics Climate change poses a well-documented threat to ecosystems and human populations worldwide.