Tracing invaders with DNA
The horse-chestnut leaf miner moth Cameraria ohridella (link to Encyclopedia of Life species page), first described as an apparent endemic in Macedonia in 1984, has steadily expanded its range over…
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Green Mobility in NY Times Dot Earth
Our paper “Towards Green Mobility” was discussed recently in the New York Time’s Dot Earth blog….
DNA data to help save bushmeat animals
Harvesting wild animals for sale as food is a large, mostly illegal business that threatens wild animal populations and puts humans at risk for exotic infections, witness the SARS outbreak…
Quandaries of Forest Area
What’s happened to the forests of the former Roman Empire? This and other mysteries are probed in Quandaries of Forest Area, Volume, Biomass, and Carbon Explored with the Forest Identity,…
Rhythms of the Universe
“Rhythms of the Universe: An Evening with Mickey Hart and George Smoot†happened Sunday evening 29 September at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC. The event was…
Mark Stoeckle on marine eDNA in Popular Science
Scientists are tracking down deep sea creatures with free-floating DNA Bits of genetic code in seawater can help scientists study fish that we rarely see. article in Popular Science by…
Let’s measure the abundance of marine life
The lively website Real Clear Science publishes Jesse Ausubel’s short essay Time to Measure the Abundance of Ocean Life prepared for the 24 March 2021 UNESCO FORUM: Our Planet, Our…
Another podcast with Jesse about peak human and peak humans
…bodies may near their limits and even start on a downward curve. “For 200-250 years humanity has had an incredible run,” Ausubel said. “When you think of your great grandparents,…
ComL Jesse Interview
Top diver and videographer Rick Morris prepared a cool piece, Counting Creatures, about the Census of Marine Life, mixing footage of submarine life and an interview with Jesse. Thanks, Rick!…
Marine Life Around Martha’s Vineyard
The May-June 2010 issue of Martha’s Vineyard Magazine publishes “From cod to conch: How the fisheries have shifted focus over the past twenty-five years,†by Mike Secombe, with quotations from…