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MSU Researchers Create a Magnet Made of One Molecule

Sometimes making a brand-new type of box requires outside-the-box thinking, which is exactly what Michigan State University chemists used to create an eight-atom, magnetic cube.

New Zealand sea lion pups on the cover of Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Enhancing the relevance and utility of species distribution models in conservation management

PhD student Veronica Frans is bringing home the realities of successes in wildlife conservation as her article "Integrated SDM database: Enhancing the relevance and utility of species distribution models in conservation management" appears on this month's Methods in Ecology and Evolution cover.

Inheriting Mother's Friends Key to Hyena Success

In the wild, inheriting advantageous physical traits may be the difference between a long life and a short one. But for the spotted hyena, another kind of inheritance, one that has nothing to do with genetics, turns out to be extremely important for health and longevity—social networks inherited from their mothers.

A satiny parrot snake (Leptophis depressirostris) preys on a frog

MSU Researchers Create a Magnet Made of One Molecule

Enhancing the relevance and utility of species distribution models in conservation management

Inheriting Mother's Friends Key to Hyena Success

Frogs to Snakes: the Consequences of Lost Biodiversity

Grading Global Sustainability

Social Alliances Improve Rank and Fitness in Convention-Based Societies