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Conservation and Social Conflicts
By Molly Michelson Wildlife conservation may not help the bloodshed in Gaza, but according to a recent article by UC Berkeley’s Justin Brashares and colleagues, it may help prevent violent conflicts,...
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Parched to the Bone
By Molly Michelson While rivers and lakes dry up in the west, due to years of drought, their loss is easy to measure—not only is the loss visible, but aboveground reservoirs are regulated by the...
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Dinosaurs’ Bad Luck
By Molly Michelson Timing is everything. Take the asteroid that hit Earth 66 million years ago. Suppose it happened five million years earlier—or five million years later. According to Richard Butler,...
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Universe Update, July 2014
By Ryan Wyatt The third Thursday of every month, Morrison Planetarium hosts “Universe Update” at the 6:30 planetarium show during NightLife. I select my favorite astronomy stories from the past month,...
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Sea Turtle Corridors
By Molly Michelson How do we protect migratory animals that travel thousands of kilometers in a single season? Conservation areas such as parks, reserves, and marine protected areas (MPAs) can provide...
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Mantas on the Raydar
By Dannie Holzer Much as ornithologists track great bird migrations through the air, marine biologists attempt to learn about their subjects by tracking movements through the water. This is easier said...
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Academy scientists and their colleagues have described a new animal species: a tiny Entendeka sengi, found in Namibia, and related to elephants.
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Insecticide Causing Bird Declines
By Molly Michelson Several studies over the past few years have linked pesiticides called neonicotinoids to Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), the disease causing large honeybee die-offs in the United...
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Sandstone Formation
By Molly Michelson How the heck is this still standing? That’s probably the question heard most often at Arches National Park. The second? How did it form? Last month, Jiri Bruthans and colleagues,...
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Explosions, Bullies, and Zombies
By Molly Michelson This astronomy tale has it all: explosions, bullies, and zombies! Sounds like a summer blockbuster, right? Maybe it is… Researchers, publishing this week in Nature, may have found...
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Viewing the 2014 Perseids
By Bing Quock In 1992, Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle passed through the inner solar system, looping around the Sun and releasing a stream of dust particles along its path. All comets do this, and in the case...
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Oceans Healthier Because of Sharks
By Molly Michelson We’re celebrating sharks this week. Why? Because it’s incredibly important that everyone has an understanding and appreciation of these formidable creatures. Also, the numbers of...
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Digital Learning: A Window into the Past
This video was produced by youth participating in the 2014 Science in Action Summer Intensive. A project of the California Academy of Sciences’ Digital Learning Program.
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Inspired to Study Sharks
By Molly Michelson Paul Clerkin was raised on Shark Week. The young scientist was glued to the screen for one week every year at his home in Sacramento. There was no doubt what he would do when he grew...
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Whale Sharks
By Molly Michelson Whale sharks. The largest fish on the planet. Completely harmless. And severely threatened. Despite their size, little is known about their movement and behavior. Now, scientists are...
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Plentiful Shark Links
While Discovery is offering all of the large monster sharks and blood and gore you need this week, remember that sharks are fighting for their lives in the wild. The scariest thing in the world isn’t...
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A Busy Shark Scientist
By Molly Michelson We’re ending our shark celebration week with one of the most tireless shark researchers out there: Dave Ebert, Academy Research Associate and Director of the Pacific Shark Research...
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Talking Turtles
By Molly Michelson Giant South American river turtles (Podocnemis expansa) are very social creatures. They aggregate in huge numbers during the nesting season, leaving the Amazonian flooded forest and...
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Digital Learning: Specimen Preparation
This video was produced by youth participating in the 2014 Science in Action Summer Intensive. A project of the California Academy of Sciences’ Digital Learning Program.
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Arapaima Extinctions?
By Molly Michelson Arapaimas are huge fish—among the largest freshwater fish in the world—that live in the Amazon. They can reach up to three meters (almost ten feet) in length and often weigh over 200...
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