California’s Iconic Redwoods Threatened by Wildfires
he California Department of Parks and Recreation said last week that the CZU August Lightning Complex Fire in Santa Cruz County had badly damaged Big Basin Redwoods State Park, the state’s oldest park, according to TIME Magazine.
Tiny camera shows the world through tiny wildlife’s eyes
Utilizing technology development for good is paramount. Today video cameras have gotten smaller, their usefulness in monitoring wildlife has continued to grow. Still, some species have been too tiny to support them. Now a new camera designed by scientists at the University of Washington is tiny enough to fit on the back of a beetle.
Three Ways You Can Do Bird Science From Your Couch
Researchers could use birders’ sharp eyes to help with these digital community-science projects.
Your Insect Allies: Meet the Beneficial Insects Controlling Pests in your Garden
Come learn about the wide range of insects that help keep garden pests in check, and strategies you can use to support them in your yard.
What can redwood forests teach us about other biodiversity hotspots?
A look at climate change in the California Floristic Province
Working from the (river) bottom up to conserve the western ridged mussel
With a tenth of the country’s mussel species already lost forever, the stakes are high, and yet, there is still an opportunity to provide meaningful protection to the western ridged mussel.
The origin of mud
For most of Earth’s history, hardly any of the mucky stuff existed on land. It finally started piling up around 458 million years ago, changing life on the planet forever.
Inside the Weird Little World of Microclimates
If weather is your mood, climate is your personality. That’s an analogy some scientists use to help explain the difference between two words people often get mixed up.
The pandemic stilled human activity. What did this ‘anthropause’ mean for wildlife?
The study, which received funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) this week, is just one example of how wildlife scientists are working to understand the impacts of what many are calling the “anthropause”—the dramatic slowdown in human activity caused by the pandemic.
What can we learn from wildlife sightings during the COVID‐19 global shutdown?
During the worldwide shutdown in response to the COVID‐19 pandemic, many reports emerged of urban wildlife sightings.