Local researchers, using Academy collections, are tracking the spread of the deadly disease killing amphibians worldwide.
Posts Tagged ‘extinction’
Tracking the Spread of Disease
Monday, May 20th, 2013Synthetic 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!
Tiger Conservation Failing
Thursday, March 18th, 2010
Tigers. Symbols of power, grace and beauty; cultures and religions around the world prize them. Unfortunately, so do the organized crime rings.
Nannoplankton Extinction
Monday, March 1st, 2010
Non-dinosaur fossils reveal much about extinction event.
Science Informing Art
Thursday, November 5th, 2009
The new Maya Lin sculpture at the Academy is art informed by science. It’s a “memorial” to extinct and endangered species.
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