Life Science - Interdependence of organisms

  • Invasive Species on the March

    Arrival of snakehead fish raises question of invasive species, weeds and exotic species. Meet 8 of the worst.


    Thursday, August 8th, 2002
  • Fishing Regs — Backfiring?

    Protecting small fish may cause a genetic change that promotes slow-growing fish. Is it smarter to protect the large fish instead?


    Friday, July 5th, 2002
  • Pollution’s Natural in Namibia

    Atlantic Ocean releases giant bubble of hydrogen sulfide gas near Namibia, tracked for first time from space.


    Thursday, January 31st, 2002
  • Giant Squid: Long, Tall, Strange

    Big squid photos seen from deep ocean. Animal is 7 meters long, and lives more than a kilometer below the surface. Wouldn’t you love to see one in person?


    Thursday, December 20th, 2001
  • Extinction: The Danger of Being Big!

    Giant crocodile relative raises question of why big animals go extinct faster. If an 11-meter croc can’t survive, what about a 2-meter Homo sapien?


    Friday, November 16th, 2001
  • Fish Shortages Today

    Causes and effects of overfishing. Why do fishing regulations fail? Where have they succeeded? Like sushi? Read on: the fish are disappearing fast!


    Monday, August 13th, 2001
  • Wild Places Survive

    Conservationists will likely weigh in on offshore drilling of the Alaskan Eden. Come visit the ends of the Earth!


    Friday, July 20th, 2001
  • Fireflies: Nature’s Flashers

    Firefly flashing linked to role of nitric oxide as neurotransmitter.


    Friday, June 29th, 2001
  • Galapagos: The Evolution Islands

    Are the Galapagos islands the birthplace of evolution theory and evolution science? What did Darwin learn there, and how are they being preserved nowadays?


    Thursday, January 11th, 2001
  • Sex-Swapping Salmon

    Genetically male fish in the Columbia River look and act like females.


    Friday, January 5th, 2001


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