7 January 2009, 11:42 am
Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Pink iguanas unseen by Charles Darwin when he visited the Galapagos Islands have been identified as a new species 150 years after the British scientist published his theory of evolution in “The Origin of Species.”... Read More »
7 January 2009, 10:32 am
Interested in planting native prairie grasses and flowers to seed a filter strip, wetland or other area? The Native Species Directory is one resource that can help you find the right native prairie species for both restoration and conservation.... Read More »
7 January 2009, 10:26 am
The text transcript is currently not available. Transcripts are posted about three weeks after the podcast airs. Science Talk is a weekly podcast, subscribe here: RSS | iTunes [More]... Read More »
7 January 2009, 10:11 am
Just below the equator, on the island of Borneo, a tropical rain forest is rising out of a logged, charred wasteland. Dawn mists cling to the leaves of ginger and mango trees erupting out of a tangle of ferns, rattan and yam vines. A sparse canopy of white-barked acacias shelters them in filtered sh... Read More »
6 January 2009, 9:17 pm
The Academy for Lifelong Learning is commemorating the 150th anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin’s “On the Origin of Species” by offering four classes this term dealing with Darwin’s work.... Read More »
6 January 2009, 4:41 pm
Pink iguanas unknown to Charles Darwin during his visits to the Galapagos islands may provide evidence of species divergence far earlier than the English naturalist's famous finches, researchers said.... Read More »
6 January 2009, 4:17 am
Theodosius Dobzhansky, the late great geneticist and evolutionary biologist, said it best: "Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution." This year marks the 200th birthday of Charles Darwin (February 12, 1809) and the 150th anniversary of the publication of the Origin of Species... Read More »
5 January 2009, 4:37 pm
2009 is the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth and the 150th anniversary of his revolutionary work On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection . The "First Fridays" series at the Natural History Museum celebrates the event with a trek into the world of Darwin and the colossal imp... Read More »
5 January 2009, 2:43 pm
Pink iguanas unknown to Charles Darwin during his visits to the Galapagos islands may provide evidence of species divergence far earlier than the English naturalist's famous finches, researchers said Monday.... Read More »
5 January 2009, 12:08 pm
A bizarre-looking yet ignored species of land iguana might be one of the earliest examples of species diversification in the Galapagos... Read More »
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