Major advances in our understanding of the universe have historically arisen from dramatic
improvements in our ability to “see.” We have developed progressively larger telescopes …

Ophiomorpha, traditionally one of the most revered environmental indicators among trace
fossils, is by no means an unambiguous entity in facies analysis and palaeoecology. …

Learning to associate sensory cues with threats is critical for minimizing aversive experience.
The ecological benefit of associative learning relies on accurate perception of predictive …

Efficient recognition of odorous objects universally shapes animal behavior and is crucial
for survival. To distinguish kin from nonkin, mate from nonmate and food from nonfood, …

A study of the nearshore zone and continental shelf of a high-energy coast was made in the
Ventura-Port Hueneme area of California during the summer of 1974 to investigate …

It is widely assumed that the thalamus is functionally irrelevant for the sense of smell.
Although animal studies suggest that the mediodorsal (MD) thalamus links primary olfactory (…

Nervous systems must encode information about the identity of expected outcomes to make
adaptive decisions. However, the neural mechanisms underlying identity-specific value …

Sleep can strengthen memory for emotional information, but whether emotional memories
can be specifically targeted and modified during sleep is unknown. In human subjects who …

Tidal flats occur on open coasts of low relief and relatively low energy and in protected
areas of high-energy coasts associated with estuaries, lagoons, bays, and other areas lying …

We describe here the most ambitious survey currently planned in the optical, the Large
Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST). The LSST design is driven by four main science themes: …