Scientists are trying to revive and restore a tragically lost species, the passenger pigeon.
Posts Tagged ‘extinction’
Undoing Extinction
Wednesday, September 25th, 2013New Chytrid
Tuesday, September 10th, 2013
When researchers found fire salamanders in the Netherlands dying at a rapid rate from a skin fungus, they thought the infection looked familiar.
Whooping Crane Migration
Thursday, September 5th, 2013
Humans are learning a lot about whooping crane migration behavior from a distance.
Tracking the Spread of Disease
Monday, May 20th, 2013
Local researchers, using Academy collections, are tracking the spread of the deadly disease killing amphibians worldwide.
Synthetic Biology and Wildlife
Friday, April 12th, 2013
Can synthetic biology save wildlife?
Pinpointing Date of Impact
Friday, February 8th, 2013
New dating techniques have brought the impact and mass extinction events within a “gnat’s eyebrow.”
What is Life Worth?
Thursday, September 13th, 2012
What is the value of the 100 most threatened species on the planet?
Birds of a Feather
Friday, November 11th, 2011
Birds of a feather: enjoy recent stories of the science of birds in today’s news roundup.
The Franciscan Manzanita
Monday, November 7th, 2011
Protecting a small native plant, once thought to be extinct, proves to be tricky business.
Plants in the Spotlight
Wednesday, September 29th, 2010
Plant science often gets upstaged by animal science. Well, enough is enough!
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