Preventing wildlife-vehicle collisions, one smartphone at a time
Whales aren’t the only animals that can suffer from colliding with vehicles. In the United States alone, an estimated one million vertebrates are killed every single day thanks to unfortunate...
View ArticleCitizen scientists find good news for Puget Sound seabirds
Seabirds have been suggested as critical “sentinel species,” indicators of overall ecosystem health, at least for coastal habitats. They’re often the best ways to see how well a given landscape is...
View Article200 years of citizen science predict the future of forests
Robert Marsham was an English naturalist who lived on an estate in Norfolk, UK until 1797. For sixty-one years, the researcher carefully noted the timing of both plant and animal species in the gardens...
View ArticleThe Serengeti ecosystem enters the realm of big data
It’s morning on the Serengeti. The leopards and lions have started to wind down to sleep through the day, while the herbivores are just getting started doing their daily work as de facto lawnmowers. A...
View ArticleResearchers want to engage an armada of surfer scientists
More people live within 100 kilometers of a coastline than in almost any other climate on Earth. There are more than three times as many folks who spend their lives by the sea than farther away from...
View ArticleA hydropeak tweak could make dams less damaging
Scientists know that hydropower dams often decrease the abundance and diversity of aquatic insects downstream. But until now it wasn’t clear why—after all, dams cause a range of environmental stressors...
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