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EarthFits and Starts
New data identify some factors that influence the highly variable flow rates of ice streams, the megaglaciers that carry most of Antarctica's ice to the sea.
By Sid Perkins -
AnimalsHoney, I Ate the Kids
Some of the most devoted parents in the animal kingdom routinely devour some of their own children.
By Susan Milius -
HumansLetters from the March 31, 2007, issue of Science News
On the hoof Do cows and other domestic-herd animals really emit more methane than bison and other wild-herd animals emitted before people came along? Do grass, alfalfa, and other pasture plants remove less carbon dioxide than do forests? There were open grasslands before pastures replaced some forests.