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still from "The Animated Life of A.R. Wallace." Sweetfern Productions.
Forgotten beetle hunters and the foundation of evolutionary theory; Alfred Wallace remembered in puppetry
The history of science is filled with famous, pivotal individuals, who were in fact surrounded Read more
Kellen Marshall
"Nothing is hard, only new" - navigating interdisciplinary graduate research
In this guest post, Kellen Marshall, a doctoral candidate at the University of Illinois, shares Read more
The dense urban life of Queens surrounds Jamaica Bay, NY, where Timothy Hoellein and Chester Zarnoch measured the effect of oysters on the nitrogen cycle. Oysters once clustered thickly in Hudson River estuaries, but disappeared in the twentieth century under the combined effects of harvesting, habitat loss, and pollution, especially sewage. Public interest in oyster restoration and ecosystem services has opened many research questions. Hoellein and Zarnoch fixed cages of oysters below the low-tide line (top left) and returned twice a month to sample carbon and nitrogen in the sediment. A natural-gas-burning power plant flanked the moderately nutrient-loaded study site at Mott’s Basin (right panel). Credit, Timothy Hoellein and Chester Zarnoch.
Oysters of New York
Denitrification heroes? The dense urban life of Queens surrounds Jamaica Bay, NY, where Timothy Hoellein Read more
Endangered Species Act turns 40
This past week, the Endangered Species Act celebrated its 40th birthday. Throughout 2013, the US Read more
ESA Policy News: December 20
Here are some highlights from the latest ESA Policy News by Policy Analyst Terence Houston.  Read more
Lisa Schulte Moore's Leopold-style message box
Why I did a Science Cafe - a guest post by Lisa Schulte Moore
"Being a native of Wisconsin – land of beer, brats, and polkas – I’ve always Read more