by Caitlin Andrews When we think of field biologists, most of us imagine scientists trekking through uncharted rainforests or across endless savannas, armed with only a notebook and a pair of binoculars. These intrepid heroes, such as Jane Goodall, have shown us how much there is to be learned when we leave behind the comfortsContinue reading “A Watchful Eye over Wildlife: Drone Technology & Conservation”
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A Watchful Eye over Wildlife: Drone Technology & Conservation
by Caitlin Andrews When we think of field biologists, most of us imagine scientists trekking through uncharted rainforests or across endless savannas, armed with only a notebook and a pair of binoculars. These intrepid heroes, such as Jane Goodall, have shown us how much there is to be learned when we leave behind the comfortsContinue reading “A Watchful Eye over Wildlife: Drone Technology & Conservation”
Monarch Butterflies and the Plight of Migratory Species
by Caitlin Andrews Each year, on the last day of October, people in Mexico honor their ancestors and deceased loved ones during the holiday of Day of the Dead. Over three days of celebration, they march in parades wearing colorful masks and costumes, build ornate altars, and decorate gravestones with orange marigolds—gifts to the departed.Continue reading “Monarch Butterflies and the Plight of Migratory Species”
Exploring the Avian Mind
by Caitlin Andrews In June 1977, in a small laboratory at Purdue University, Irene Pepperberg stood with her arm outstretched toward a large bird cage, trying to coax a quivering Grey Parrot out of the cage and onto her hand. Just one year earlier, Pepperberg had received her doctorate in theoretical chemistry, having devoted yearsContinue reading “Exploring the Avian Mind”
Extinct Today, Alive Tomorrow: The Science And Ethics of De-extinction
by Caitlin Andrews As humans, we have a constant curiosity to know what life on an earlier Earth might have looked like. We use fossils, skeletons, and our own imaginings to reconstruct images of dinosaurs, woolly mammoths, and other prehistoric creatures. We visit museums to come “face-to-face” with these animals and pay tribute to speciesContinue reading “Extinct Today, Alive Tomorrow: The Science And Ethics of De-extinction”
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