A mother, father, and two boys buried together in Germany—possibly victims of a violent raid—provide the oldest known molecular genetic evidence of a nuclear family, scientists say.

To any corporate, social responsibility must be a coherent part of its existence. A corporate is an institution that is meant to serve society with its products and services.

Story created Jun 24, 2008 - 10:29:27 CDT. The end of one milestone and the beginning of another for Osage's $13.5 million Cedar River Complex will be observed this weekend.

Five Columbia University professors whose expertise ranges from tropical agriculture to the social sciences were recently elected to the 2008 Class of Fellows of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.

Caterpillars of Japanese lycaenid butterfly Niphanda fusca are social parasites of ant Camponotus japonicus. The caterpillars are adopted by the ant colonies and deceive the worker ants to feed them directly, just like an avian cuckoos.