Offbeat: Who should Fido fear? Depends on relationship —

As states around the country move to stiffen punishments for animal cruelty, Michigan State University researchers have found a correlation between the types...

Offbeat: Few pathways to an acceptable climate future without immediate action —

A new comprehensive study of climate change has painted over 5 million pictures of humanity's potential future, and few foretell an Earth that...

Offbeat: When coral reefs change, researchers and local communities may not see eye to...

Disturbances in coral reefs can trigger significant ecosystem shifts, but ecologists and local fishing populations may perceive those shifts in fundamentally different ways,...

Offbeat: Blue-enriched white light to wake you up in the morning —

Here is a good news for those of who have difficulty with morning alertness. A KAIST research team proposed that a blue-enriched LED...

Offbeat: How the arts can help students who struggle most —

Incorporating the arts -- rapping, dancing, drawing -- into science lessons can help low-achieving students retain more knowledge and possibly help students of...

Offbeat: How to save a seabird —

In the 1990s, the endangered status of the short-tailed albatross catalyzed efforts to reduce the number of birds accidentally killed as bycatch in...

Offbeat: Ecosystem responses to dam removal complex, but predictable —

In the United States, the removal of dams now outpaces the construction of new ones -- with more than 1,400 dams decommissioned since...

Offbeat: Habitats worthy of protection in Germany are protected, study finds —

The world's largest coordinated network of protected areas is not located at the South Pole or in Australia, Africa, Asia or on the...

Offbeat: Taxes may be a promising new tool in the fight again obesity, cardiovascular...

Consumption of sugary drinks in Berkeley's diverse and low-income neighborhoods dropped precipitously in 2015, just months after the city levied the nation's first...

Offbeat: use your smartphone to check for fake merchandise —

Many of us have come home with a new designer bag, watch or other merchandise only to suspect or discover that it was...

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