Diverse perspectives on science and medicine
The above image is of Firestone Library at Princeton University (creative commons license). How do you spend the majority of your time as a tenured or tenure-track professor in the natural sciences? That was
“One of the most iconic sights associated with salinization and sea level rise are ‘ghost forests’” –Dr. Ryan Emanuel, North Carolina State University The coastal plain of the southern United States is already seeing the
The above image was taken in Hjelle, Norway (creative commons license). Human domination of earth’s ecosystems is well documented. Past work has estimated that 20-100% of the land’s surface has been affected by humans in
The Fort McMurray wildfire in Alberta. Canada, now at well over half-a-million acres in size and still out of control as of the time of this post (May 12, 2016), has brought a discussion about
0000-0002-8715-2896Originally published on April 8 on The Conversation In the shady recesses of unassuming forest patches in eastern Brazil, bird species are taking their final bows on the global evolutionary stage, and winking out. These
0000-0002-8715-2896Editor’s note: Today we repost a blog entry by PLOS Ecology Community Editor Sasha Wright from August 2015. In it, she interprets and discusses the startling findings by the individual often called the world’s most well-known climate scientist: former
Water bubbles and the distant rumble-swoosh of rapids can be heard upstream. On shore the occasional bird calls from the surrounding forest. Under the water you are fighting your way upstream, acutely aware of your
While the roots of ecology may have focused on how many animals there were or, where those animals were located, ecological theory and methods are now increasingly informing public policy and resource management. One of
It is hard not to overstate the importance of Charles Darwin. While any attempt to make an ordered list of the greatest scientists would result in quibbling and arguing about the order, if you had
A recent paper published in PLOS ONE uses geochemical and fossil evidence from the period of global warming at the end of the last ice age to reconstruct the depth and extent of ocean areas
