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On Feb. 13, 2012, Honey Stecken gave birth to her daughter Maren. Everything appeared perfectly fine — she ate and slept and did all the things a baby does. Even after a couple weeks at home in South Fork. Colo., with her newborn little girl, nothing seemed out of the ordinary.
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Here are some highlights from the latest ESA Policy News by Science Policy Analyst Terence Houston. Read the full Policy News here. NSF: SCIENCE COMMITTEE LEADERS WEIGH IN ON BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH INVESTMENT A letter to National Science Foundation (NSF) Acting-Director Cora Marrett from House Science, Space and Technology Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX) received a sharp [...]
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One of the world's largest freshwater fish may actually be two (or more) species.
Seen any huge lizards from Argentina running around? Florida officials want to hear from you.
What are the chances? Photographer captures Orcas attacking a group of Sperm Whales.
A startling reminder that the animals you buy at the supermarket don't come from there. Fish for dinner found with tongue-eating louse.
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Staple Fruits of the World Does Your Genealogy Reveal Amazing Anthropological Stories?. The illustrative graph is by far the most interesting things I’ve met over the latest weeks. I’m still here: back online after a year without the internet Carnival of Evolution #59: A letter from the Doctor Academia: What is academic success? A legitimate answer. False [...]
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Climate change deniers like to claim there has been “no warming since 1998″ which was an especially warm year due to an intense El Nino. Well that ain’t true. Global warming has indeed continued, especially in the deep sea due to the prevalence of several La Nina events recently. Here is how much the land [...]
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Can you tell the difference between a frog and a toad? We've collected some hints to help you tell them apart.
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How about a Galapagos picture break. This is Lindsey Carr’s field site on Fernandina. In this bay a crazy diversity of critters coexist, including hermatypic corals and penguins, orcas and white tip sharks, sea lions, marine iguanas and many-a-sea cucumber. This is one of the few places I’ve been in the Galapagos that is truly [...]
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As we head into the weekend, here’s a few things we’ve noticed that are worth your screen-time. In the journals Navon, O., Sul, J.H., Han, B., Conde, L., Bracci, P., Riby, J., et al. 2013. Rare variant association testing under … Continue reading →
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I loved grad school. I have serious nostalgia for grad school. If I could be a grad student forever, that would rock. In fact, my job as a faculty member is a lot like being a grad student. I do research, I teach, I write grants, I write manuscripts, I work with students less experienced [...]
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Here’s the first in the series of 5 videos I made with researchers at Cardiff University’s School of Ocean & Earth Sciences. Check out all 5 in the playlist here.
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Dr. Doug Yanega is the Senior Museum Scientist at the University of California, Riverside, and an acting Commissioner of the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. His undergraduate and graduate degrees were under the tutelage of George Eickwort (Cornell University) and Charles D. Michener (University of Kansas), respectively, two of the world’s foremost bee authorities. Dr. [...]
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Carnival of Evolution #59 is up! Our contribution is Thomas Cameron's recent piece Of Mites and Men, about some fascinating experiments into harvest-induced selection. Lots of other good stuff in there, check it out!The theme this month is, somewhat bizarrely, Doctor Who. It has nothing to do with evolution, but I'll leave you with a picture of Sarah Jane Smith, a companion of the 3rd and 4th Doctors, played by Elisabeth Sladen. I watched Doctor Who more or less nonstop […]
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M&E is more than just a development buzzterm, it’s “a way of thinking” explains INTRAC workshop leader Max Peberdy, who was part of a the week-long training course for CABI staff in the UK. Plantwise programme leaders were among those learning how to embed montitoring and evaluation (M&E) as well as gender responsiveness into everyday project planning, and outcome tracking, for [...]
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Welcome to the BioDV Flump, where we highlight recent papers that we didn’t have the time to write an entire . . .
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The possible effect of global warming on the frequency or severity of cyclonic storms has been debated quite intensely among scientists (not only between scientists and climate change deniers) for over a decade. Several new studies are helping to clarify (somewhat) whether we are already experiencing (or will soon) more intense storms. Dana Nuccitelli has a [...]
