Do Attractive Mites Assist Florida Scrub Lizards Appeal to a Mate?
Set out on a hike at Florida’s Tiger Creek Protect, and it gained’t be lengthy earlier than you see a small brown lizard scuttle by means of the undergrowth. And…
Biodiversity
A Day within the Lifetime of a Subject Scientist: Cape York Version
Cape York, on the northern tip of Australia, is thought for giant adventures: 4-wheel driving by way of flooded creeks, crocodiles, tall termite mounds, and distant terrain the place it’s…
Enhancing the Effectiveness of Blue Water Marine Protected Areas
Analysis from TNC’s FAD Watch Program at Palmyra Atoll within the Central Pacific suggests fish aggregating units (FADs) may very well be used to retain focused fish species inside the…
Are There Mountain Lions in New Jersey?
I raised my binoculars, anticipating to get a view of a mule deer. I typically noticed them on this little valley, and once I noticed the tan type, I knew…
Goblin Shark & Ghost-faced Bat: Cool Critters with Creepy Names
After I wakened this morning, I assumed I’d been moved in my sleep from japanese Idaho to the Oregon coast. That’s how foggy it was at dawn. I reside within…
Monitoring Down the American Woodcock
Practically all migratory birds migrate first, then nest as soon as they arrive the place they’re going. To do in any other case can be counter-intuitive, a course of requiring…
The 5 Golden Rings? They Could be Pheasants
A lot has been made from the impractical nature of the presents given within the standard “12 Days of Christmas” carol. There’s an annual accounting of how a lot it…
Freshwater Mussels: The Livers of the River
The creek was up and it ran murky and arduous. I didn’t anticipate to see a lot. It has been a summer season of episodic heavy rains which are likely…
Restoring Appalachian Forests After a Legacy of Mining
We’re crouched down, peering at wildflowers and different native vegetation, bees buzzing by means of the air. An jap newt crawls out of a close-by puddle. Only a couple years…
The Science of Snakehead Slime
It’s troublesome to think about an invasive species that’s generated extra media consideration (and hysteria) than the northern snakehead. Because it was first documented in Maryland in 2002, it’s generated…