Archive for September, 2007

What if…?

Last week, we began our study of evolution by looking at the foundation for the modern theory of evolution as proposed by Charles Darwin. Recall that Darwin was reviled and widely rebuked for writing what was (and for some today, still is) one of the most controversial pieces of published work in existence today. Darwin's [...]

Eutrophication at its finest…

This story about a dead zone off the coast of Louisiana is more than a little startling. The coast of Louisiana is one of the most ecologically delicate and, at the same time, abused ecosystems in the world. It is a part of a series of estuaries which stretch along the coast of the Gulf [...]

More blogging troubles…

I've made yet another tweak...see if you guys can post now. If you have mad skills with Wordpress, let me know...I may need your expertise. Enjoy your weekend! LFerg

Population Ecology and Life Expectancy

This story at CNN.com caught my attention at lunch today, and I thought 'how great is this, we are talking about population ecology in class this week, how handy!' The average life expectancy of people in developing countries is on the increase, yet the life span of Americans remains less than that of roughly three dozen [...]

From our lips…to a researcher’s ears.

In between setting up my gradebook and waiting for Meet the Teacher Night to begin, I came across something that may interest you: Scientists find clue in mystery of the vanishing bees Just goes to show you that science is not static and that it's changing all the time. Read the article and then think about how it [...]