Animals:
I'm always ready to hear what David Attenborough has to say off the cuff, and if you're as much of a fan as I am, this interview is right up your ally. He talks of his life as a documentarian,...
Posted on June 16, 2008 9:45 AM • 1 Comments •
I finally got around to blogging about this study published in PLoS One a few weeks ago, regarding geophagy in tropical species of bats. The study provides a nice overview of the literature and some of the potential reasons...
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Posted on June 2, 2008 11:45 AM • 1 Comments •
A lion vid taped by yours truly has gained some popularity on YouTube.
Posted on May 19, 2008 11:00 AM • 4 Comments •
Do we have something against David Attenborough in this country? First his narration for Planet Earth was overdubbed by Sigourney Weaver, and now I've heard that Life in Cold Blood is not even going to be televised in the States....
Posted on May 6, 2008 8:23 AM • 5 Comments •
Ed has a great review of a recent paper in Nature presenting new research that describes just how extensive the damage done by the mountain pine beetle in British Columbia. The culprit of the outbreak is most likely climate change...
Posted on April 24, 2008 11:15 AM • 1 Comments •
A comparison of carbon/oxygen isotope ratios from the tooth enamel of two early proboscideans, Moeritherium and Barytherium to other animals of the same era (circa 37 mya) revealed to researchers the possibility of a ancient, semi-aquatic animal, linking the speculated...
Posted on April 21, 2008 7:00 PM • 2 Comments •
It has been claimed in the past that birdfeeders were bad for the environment, and now a couple of researchers are looking into published literature on whether or not birdfeeders significantly disrupt the ecology and future evolution of birds. The...
Posted on April 8, 2008 12:00 PM • 3 Comments •
When I was traveling around the country for media conferences in college, the very first thing I did upon arrival was find the aquarium, the zoo and the natural history museum, find how to get there via public transportation and...
Posted on April 7, 2008 10:30 AM • 7 Comments •
A recent move to pay Guyana for not cutting down their rainforest.
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Posted on March 27, 2008 10:57 AM • 1 Comments •
Man am I not on top of things. EDGE released its list of evolutionarily distinct and Globally Endangered amphibians last week, and I just read the press release with the top 10 (actually nine, but it says 10) on the...
Posted on January 28, 2008 12:41 PM • 1 Comments •
Jeremy Bruno is a tech writer who blogs about ecology, evolution, conservation and culture at The Voltage Gate. Visit the old blog.
