Deep-Sea Jelly Reignites Debate on Remote Species Identification
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N early two and a half miles below the surface of the ocean, in what’s known as the “midnight zone” because no sunlight can…
N early two and a half miles below the surface of the ocean, in what’s known as the “midnight zone” because no sunlight can…
A few years ago, before I began a Ph.D. in ornithology, I studied nomadic parakeets in Ecuador.
(Photo : Getty Images/Mario Tama) One scientist has been criticized for killing a rare bird he had spent two decades searching…
For Christopher Filardi of the American Museum of Natural History, there is nothing like the thrill of finding a mysterious…
For Christopher Filardi of the American Museum of Natural History, there is nothing like the thrill of finding a mysterious…
For Christopher Filardi of the American Museum of Natural History, there is nothing like the thrill of finding a mysterious…
This piece originally appeared on the Conversation . Who doesn’t love butterflies? While most people won’t think twice about…
Who doesn't love butterflies? While most people won't think twice about destroying a wasp nest on the side of the house…
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i i hide captionA small portion of the bird collection at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum. Maggie Starbard/NPR A small…
Museums are filled with dead insects, birds, fish, mammals, and reptiles meticulously gathered worldwide in the name of…
Upon discovering a new species, it is customary for field biologists to collect – and kill – 'voucher specimens.' But is that…
Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online In an article published in April in the journal Science , researchers from…
Collecting plant and animal specimens is essential for scientific studies and conservation and does not, as some critics of the…
Collecting plant and animal specimens is essential for scientific studies and conservation and does not, as some critics of the…
Collecting plant and animal specimens is essential for scientific studies and conservation and does not, as some critics of the…
Collecting plant and animal specimens is essential for scientific studies and conservation and does not, as some critics of the…
( University of Michigan ) Collecting plant and animal specimens is essential for scientific studies and conservation and does…
( California Academy of Sciences ) Scientists from the California Academy of Sciences and more than 60 other international…