Boston science museum’s gecko exhibit touches on debate over exotic pets
Last week, during the school vacation, the gecko exhibit at the Museum of Science Boston was mobbed. Kids nosed up to the terrariums to see the nimble lizards scale the glass. They learned that...
View ArticleSouth Korea aims to be second nation to engage in ‘scientific’ whaling
South Korea has announced that it hopes to launch a programme of ‘scientific’ whaling, a development that would make it the second such country to engage in the practice alongside Japan. The South...
View ArticleWorld Wildlife Fund’s Dr Brendan Fisher on improving fish diversity and...
Dr. Brendan Fisher is a research scientist at the World Wildlife Fund. His research and fieldwork lie at the nexus of conservation, development, and natural resource economics. Brendan is the author...
View ArticleEnhancing our knowledge of regulatory evolution
Fly illustrations from The University of Texas Publication No. 4313: April 1, 1943 and The University of Texas Publication No. 4445: December 1, 1944 A paper published online this week in Nature...
View ArticleFrom despair to repair: Empowering communities to restore their oceans
Dr Ayana Elizabeth Johnson with then Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister, Baldwin Spencer. (Image: Waitt Institute) Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson is a marine biologist and Executive Director of the Waitt...
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