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Greetings from Michigan – American Ornithology Conference 2017
Scientists are often alone in their labs, at remote field sites, or staring at computers – but once a year, they get together to nerd out!
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Minding my Moth and Meandering in Malaysia
Hannah Broadley | October 15th, 2017 To: That’s Life [Science] Headquarters1 Science Communication DriveScience Internet, Earth From: Hannah BroadleyBack from a Biological Control MeetingOn Langkawi Island, Malaysia Dearest TLS,I had the most amazing experience and opportunity. This past fall, I got to attend a science conference in Malaysia! The conference was the 5th International Symposium…
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Moving away from monoculture in aquaculture
Can aquaculture farming successfully break free from conventional monoculture practices?
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Searching the Southern Appalachians for Gummy Lizards
Emily Fusco | October 15th, 2017 To: That’s Life [Science] Headquarters1 Science Communication DriveScience Internet, Earth From: Emily FuscoAlong streams and seepsSouthern Appalachian MountainsPublic LandsGA, NC, VA Dearest TLS, After what sometimes felt like an endless winter of crunching numbers, analyzing data, and writing results, I was ready to leave my computer for some outdoor…
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Spooky Science: When Nightmares Become Reality
It’s Halloween – but what if the thing you fear most is your own research?
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The Story of You
Getting your personal genetic data has never been easier, but what does it all mean?
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Grad Students Meet Girl Scouts Part 2: Conserving Local Bee Habitats, One Person at a Time!
Girl scouts learn about why bees are in trouble and what they can do to help maintain local bee populations. Bee the Change!
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What Do You Do When It’s Too Hot to Move?
If there’s not enough ice cream in the world to cool you off, here are some tips from nature on coping with the heat!
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Triumphant in Tanzania: The Story of My First Wild Elephant Sighting
While scientists used to think that male elephants were solitary, they might just be forming boys’ clubs more than we realized!
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Bug Sleuth: One Entomologist’s Mission to ID a Mysterious Swarm of Wasps
I recently came across a swarm of wasps and did not know what they were. For an entomologist, that’s scarier than the swarm itself, so I did some sleuthing.
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Life, the universe, and everything: Dreams of being a biophysicist
When physics and biology come together to figure out life
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Guarding the Genome: One Gene That May Prevent Cancer in Elephants
For a large-bodied, long-lived organism, elephants have surprisingly low rates of cancer. “Good genes” may be a key reason why.
