Short video from NPR's Science Friday telling of Michael Musnick a "citizen scientist" who studies turtles, and came up with a simple solution to save them from getting stuck between railroad tracks (where they die from mid-day heat). Then he convinced the NY authorities to help him implement it. Michael Musnick, you rock. nature, heroes, conservation

Hey fdmts and others: if you really want a challenge, try what this woman is doing. She's giving up PLASTIC. FOR A MONTH.

. . . So, no take-away coffees, bottles of water or pre-packed sandwiches ( Read more... )

Figuratively and literally, as these Costa Rican tree frogs bask in the sun for extended periods without causing any harm to themselves (most frogs avoid sunlight as they would quickly dry out). A scientist at the Photon Science Institute at the University of Manchester used a new medical imaging technology, Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) to ( Read more... )