nearly six times the size of Madagascar. Where’s the catch, you must think. Ninety-four percent of it is submerged under the Pacific Ocean, via BBC. Knewz.com noted that Andy Tulloch (scientist ...

While six of the eight species of baobabs thrive on the island nation of Madagascar, scientists have never been 100 percent sure of their origin, as the trees don’t appear in the fossil record.

Jef Akst was managing editor of The Scientist, where she started as an intern in 2009 after receiving a master ... a former South Dakota state epidemiologist and regular Peace Corp volunteer in ...