Filmmaker Louie Schwartzberg provides us with a rare glimpse of the vital world of pollen, pollination and pollinators with amazing high-speed images from his film “Wings of Life,” inspired by the vanishing of one of nature’s primary pollinators, the honeybee.
About Louie...
Feb
25
Stereo Sniffing
by David Salisbury
The eastern American mole (Scalopus aquaticus linnacus) showing the large forelimbs used to excavate tunnels. Photo courtesy Kenneth Catania, Vanderbilt University
Most mammals, including humans, see in stereo and hear in stereo. But whether they can also smell in...
Feb
21
Not Much Known About Tadpoles
Photo by Böhringer Friedrich via wikipedia Creative Commons license
Tadpoles may be vital in helping maintain the ecosystems of freshwater streams, a James Cook University researcher is discovering.
A tadpole is the aquatic larva or immature form of frogs and toads,...
Feb
20
Over the weekend, thousands of common dolphins were spotted 9 miles off the coast of San Diego, engaged in an apparent feeding frenzy that stretched 7 miles wide and 5 miles long.
Dolphins usually travel in groups of 200 or less, but occasionally are spotted in pods of 1,000.
According to KFMB...
Feb
19
Scientists Plot Crucial Links Among Yellowstone Plant and Animal Species
This article is the fifth in a series on NSF’s Long Term Research in Environmental Biology (LTREB) awards. Visit parts one, two, three and four.
The missing link in the Yellowstone ecosystem? The beaver, scientists...
Feb
13
Facing The Future: It All Depends On Sea Ice
Each year, researchers at Ross Island's three bird colonies band a large number of chicks just before they make their first trip to the sea. Adélie penguins are banded so penguin researchers can track penguins throughout their life cycle. The...
Feb
08
Studying social relationships among female giraffes may provide essential information for the management and conservation of the species, a study by The University of Queensland (UQ) has found.
Photo courtesy LaertesCTB via Flickr Creative Commons
Lead researcher, Ms. Kerryn Carter, from UQ’s...
Jan
28
While living and working as a marine biologist in Maldives, Charles Anderson noticed sudden explosions of dragonflies at certain times of year. He explains how he carefully tracked the path of a plain, little dragonfly called the globe skimmer, only to discover that it had the longest migratory...
Jan
25
