I made the above video of sea urchin eggs being fertilized with a Zeiss microscope during my time at the Marine Biological Laboratory this summer. It is surely fascinating to see life’s beginning and all the tiny (literally) steps that go into it. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Keep up with the latest by subscribing [...]
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Florida Shorebirds See Breeding Bump After Hurricane Michael
In October 2018, Hurricane Michael and its Category 5 winds inflicted tremendous destruction to Florida, causing an estimated $18.4 billion in damage and an eventual
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Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Quotes: 15 Pastoral Excerpts from ‘The Yearling’
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings’ 1938 classic “The Yearling” tells of the small Baxter family living off land and animal in rural, forested Florida, long before today’s
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The Animal Collective
Scientists race to sample undiscovered species before they vanish — even as many sit on museum shelves.
News Species Added: Ornate Tree Lizard (Urosaurus Ornatus)
Species are in alphabetical order and have an IUCN classification of “Least Concern” unless noted. Species and subspecies are identified by two- and three-word scientific names, respectively. All photos are by Michael Stone and are available for anyone wanting to use them for educational purposes. [...]
New Species Added: White Ibis—Juvenile (Eudocimus Albus)
Species are in alphabetical order and have an IUCN classification of “Least Concern” unless noted. Species and subspecies are identified by two- and three-word scientific names, respectively. All photos are by Michael Stone and are available for anyone wanting to use them for educational purposes. [...]
New Species Added: Rose-Breasted Grosbeak—Female (Pheucticus Ludovicianus)
Species are in alphabetical order and have an IUCN classification of “Least Concern” unless noted. Species and subspecies are identified by two- and three-word scientific names, respectively. All photos are by Michael Stone and are available for anyone wanting to use them for educational purposes. [...]
New Species Added: Rose-Breasted Grosbeak—Male (Pheucticus Ludovicianus)
Species are in alphabetical order and have an IUCN classification of “Least Concern” unless noted. Species and subspecies are identified by two- and three-word scientific names, respectively. All photos are by Michael Stone and are available for anyone wanting to use them for educational purposes. [...]
Video Recap: Cool Critters, Great People Abound at MBL’s Science Crash Course for Journalists
Because of all the activities a few weeks ago during the Logan Science Journalism Program at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts — analyzing female pronucleus centration in sea urchin eggs, looking for phenotypes after gene deletion in yeast cells, dredging for live marine samples in the Virginia Sound — it’s hard [...]
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