I spent a week in Washington DC about two weeks before the government shutdown. Part of my conservation science postdoc fellowship involves…
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Collaboration Conservations Genetics, Non-academic Coauthors & Erdős Numbers
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Citizen Science Citizen Science: Sonic Kayaks Capture Underwater Sounds and Create Experimental Music
By fitting kayaks with underwater environmental sensors and speakers, a team of researchers has created a tool for citizens and scientists alike…
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Biodiversity Museums Are Strong Partners in Biodiversity Education
I love museums. A lot. And I am not alone. According to the American Alliance of Museums, there are approximately 850 million…
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Biodiversity Biodiversity Patterns in Melanesian Coral Reef Fish: New Research with Old Naturalists
Old naturalists are my jam. I dedicated my PhD dissertation to a 19th century botanist who had spent her childhood following Thoreau…
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Citizen Science The Lab Bench in Stereo: Science and Science Podcasts
I started listening to podcasts sometime in 2009. But I practically became addicted some time during 2010 when I was in graduate…
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Biodiversity How Do You Count All Those Trees, Anyway?
Like many scientists, Jean-François Bastin and colleagues had a question. A question that on its surface seems like it may have an…
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Climate Change Changing Our Attitudes Towards Invasive “Alien” Species
Above, zebra mussels on a native mussel; it has been estimated that invasive zebra mussels have cost Canada and the United States…
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Collaboration Collaboration and Undergraduate Research Highlight Brazilian Ichthyological Research
Science transcends borders, breaks down barriers, and provides new understanding regardless of language. This, anyway, is the ideal. In reality however, it’s…
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Citizen Science Citizen Science and Tequila Help Bring an Endangered Bat Back From the Brink
Collaborative conservation efforts, including research, bat-friendly tequila production, and citizen science, have led to the recovery of an endangered southwest bat. Last…
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Biodiversity Say Cheese! Camera Traps and Ecology
You may have already seen the pictures from the Gardner Police Department’s camera trap by now, but if not, they are going…
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Collaboration Detection Dogs Sniff Out the Droppings of Endangered Primates
Detection dogs – working dogs trained to use their noses to find substances like drugs or explosives – have also found work…
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Collaboration Darwin’s Demons: Better video games through natural selection
“No. I’m, I’m simply saying that life, uh… finds a way.” – Dr. Ian Malcolm, Jurassic Park “I don’t care how…