A Turn for the Better
…harm to the natural world. The world population grew almost fourfold in the 20th century, to 6 billion, creating sprawling cities that erased the natural landscape and sucked up natural…
…harm to the natural world. The world population grew almost fourfold in the 20th century, to 6 billion, creating sprawling cities that erased the natural landscape and sucked up natural…
…Decoupling for Conservation. Jesse’s remarks begin at 29′ 15″ and run 8 minutes (scroll down to the video box & use slider). The video begins with Linus Blomqvist’s introduction of…
…meeting at laboratories this week as part of an ambitious $1 billion international attempt to record all life in the world’s oceans, officials said Wednesday. The International Census of Marine…
…in preparation for adult life and society’s various endeavors. They interpret and critique culture and influence our world views. We expect these institutions to be all things to all people:…
…and using the latest data from around the world, Waggoner proceeds to show how “smart farmers” can harvest more per plot and thus spare some of today’s cropland for Nature…
The new 18″ video “Perspectives on Ocean Exploration” includes comments by Jesse Ausubel as well as Robert Ballard, Sylvia Earle, Paul Gaffney, Walter Munk, and others. Jerry Schubel of the…
…barcode science and organizational news? A bright answer arrived in today’s email: the first issue of the International Barcode of Life (iBOL) Bulletin (download pdf or view online flash version)….
On 15 may 2008 an international assembly of bee experts gathered at York University and announced a new initiative to DNA barcode world’s bees. Some snippets from news reports: “According…
The 13th Newsletter of the International Quiet Ocean Experiment, now online, include updates on the Global Library of Underwater Sounds (GLUBS) and the World Ocean Passive Acoustic Monitoring (WOPAM) day….