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Endangered Species Act at 50: wins, losses and controversy
Nicholas Coleman, left, a University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science student, and Maryland Department of Natural Resources scientist Matt Baldwin release “Igor,” a tagged Atlantic sturgeon and an endangered species, into the Marshyhope Creek in September 2021. The fish has been detected every fall for the past eight years during the spawning run in…
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The Monday After: Exploring the surroundings of birds, bugs
“Habitat,” the Smithsonian Gardens traveling exhibition on display in the Keller Gallery of McKinley Presidential Library & Museum, is an appropriate one to inhabit a museum operated by a historical society. The evolution of nature’s habitats has taken place in a manner that is documented far into the past, the exhibit shows. And one of…
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The Monday After: Exploring the surroundings of birds, bugs
“Habitat,” the Smithsonian Gardens traveling exhibition on display in the Keller Gallery of McKinley Presidential Library & Museum, is an appropriate one to inhabit a museum operated by a historical society. The evolution of nature’s habitats has taken place in a manner that is documented far into the past, the exhibit shows. And one of…
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Not everyone is on board with a plan to build hydropower on the Navajo Nation
Percy Deal, a member of the Navajo Nation, is looking up at a pale stripe of sandstone that stands out against the rim of Black Mesa in northeastern Arizona. Juniper trees speckle the steep cliffsides facing the site of a proposed hydropower project. “All you have to do is look around here,” Deal said. “This…
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Natural History Specialist Wendy Darke Talks Funding, Tax Breaks and Environmental TV As Fremantle Strikes Deals For ‘Whale With Steve Backshall’
EXCLUSIVE: Whale with Steve Backshall, the latest high-end natural history series out of the UK is racking up international sales, as the Sky Nature show’s executive producer Wendy Darke talked up the importance of distribution and tax credits in getting such programs made. The ABC in Australia and France’s Ushuaia are the latest to board…
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Natural History Specialist Wendy Darke Talks Funding, Tax Breaks and Environmental TV As Fremantle Strikes Deals For ‘Whale With Steve Backshall’
EXCLUSIVE: Whale with Steve Backshall, the latest high-end natural history series out of the UK is racking up international sales, as the Sky Nature show’s executive producer Wendy Darke talked up the importance of distribution and tax credits in getting such programs made. The ABC in Australia and France’s Ushuaia are the latest to board…
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Not everyone is on board with a plan to build hydropower on the Navajo Nation
Percy Deal, a member of the Navajo Nation, is looking up at a pale stripe of sandstone that stands out against the rim of Black Mesa in northeastern Arizona. Juniper trees speckle the steep cliffsides facing the site of a proposed hydropower project. “All you have to do is look around here,” Deal said. “This…
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A new smart paint blends art and science
In a new study published in Advanced Science, researchers from Northeastern University led by Daniel Wilson have merged science and art when they developed a natural pigment-based coating that changes color in response to sunlight. “We can develop new optical materials and control strategies from scratch, but we can also learn a lot from the materials…
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A new smart paint blends art and science
In a new study published in Advanced Science, researchers from Northeastern University led by Daniel Wilson have merged science and art when they developed a natural pigment-based coating that changes color in response to sunlight. “We can develop new optical materials and control strategies from scratch, but we can also learn a lot from the materials…
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An Ancient Art Form Topples Assumptions about Mathematics
In October 2015 my time training mathematics teachers at a French high school in Port Vila, Vanuatu, was coming to an end. The principal invited me to share kava, a traditional drink in the country. As every social scientist in Vanuatu discovers, sharing kava is a fruitful opportunity for learning. This beverage, which is made…