Being Jane Goodall
Fifty Years at Gombe
In 1960 a spirited animal lover with no scientific training set up camp in Tanganyika’s Gombe Stream Game Reserve to observe chimpanzees. Today Jane Goodall’s name is synonymous with the protection of a beloved species. At Gombe—one of the longest, most detailed studies of any wild animal—revelations about chimps keep coming.
Monday, September 27, 2010
Being Jane Goodall - National Geographic Magazine
Friday, September 24, 2010
Inside Wild Blog- Nat Geo Wild
A colossal cane toad – measuring twice the length of a man's hand and weighing just under two pounds – was recently discovered in northern Australia. Just one lick of Toadzilla's dry, warty skin is potent enough to kill a snake in seconds.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
The Solvable Problem of Energy Poverty
The Solvable Problem of Energy Poverty
Spread of Electricity Need Not Harm Climate, says UN Report
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Respiratory illness from cooking on primitive stoves, like this one in Ethiopia, will be causing 4,000 premature deaths each year by 2030 if nothing is done to address the problem.
Photograph by Lynn Johnson, National Geographic
Published September 21, 2010
This story is part of a special series that explores energy issues. For more, visit The Great Energy Challenge.
The United Nations’ goals for fighting extreme poverty—an effort being assessed at a summit this week in New York—will fall short unless nations also work to bring electricity and modern, safe cooking technology to the billions of “energy-poor” people around the globe, a new report says.
Thursday, September 09, 2010
"Lost" Fox Subspecies Found via Saliva Analysis
Lost" Fox Subspecies Found via Saliva Analysis
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The Sierra Nevada red fox (file photo) has recently been rediscovered in central California.
Photograph courtesy Keith Slausen
Published September 8, 2010
Long seen as regionally extinct, the Sierra Nevada red fox has been rediscovered in the mountains of central California, thanks to a remote camera, a bag of chicken, and saliva analysis.
Tuesday, September 07, 2010
Tarzan Chameleon Found in Tarzan Forest, Near Tarzanville
Tarzan Chameleon Found in Tarzan Forest, Near Tarzanville
Discovered on Madagascar, the new species is probably extremely rare.
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The new species' flat snout is unique among chameleons, experts say.Photograph courtesy Frank Glaw
Published September 2, 2010
There's a new, scalier lord of the jungle: Tarzan the chameleon.
Five-inch-long (13-centimeter-long) Calumma tarzan was found recently in a tiny patch of forest on the vast Indian Ocean island of Madagascar, a new study says.
The new species' name has multiple roots. For one thing, the chameleon's habitat—in what locals call the Tarzan Forest—is near the village formerly known as Tarzanville (recently renamed Ambodimeloka).
Friday, September 03, 2010
Evolution in Action: Lizard Moving From Eggs to Live Birth
A yellow-bellied three-toed skink carrying embryos, visible as light orbs inside its body.
Photograph courtesy Rebecca A. Pyles
Published September 1, 2010
Evolution has been caught in the act, according to scientists who are decoding how a species of Australian lizard is abandoning egg-laying in favor of live birth.
Thursday, September 02, 2010
Evolution in Action: Lizard Moving From Eggs to Live Birth
Evolution in Action: Lizard Moving From Eggs to Live Birth
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