Dendralene hydrocarbons have a reputation for being difficult — it seemed that these molecules couldn't easily be made. A practical synthesis of dendralenes opens them up for study, and reveals some ...

Surface geochemical surveys are often dismissed due to the idea that intervening stratigraphy may block or prevent upwardly moving hydrocarbons from passing through them. Many of the published analogs ...

A mature colony of the red harvester ant, a seed-eating desert species, consists of a single queen and 10,000–12,000 workers. We focused on two task groups: foragers, who collect food; and patrollers, ...