“This remarkable book showcases 70 such sketchbooks, kept by intrepid men and women as they journeyed perilous and unknown environments—frozen wastelands, high mountains, barren deserts, and dense rainforests—with their senses wide open.”
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Jonathan Foley argues that there's never been a more critical time to embrace the lessons that natural history can teach us.
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Great essay about the crucial importance of natural history by Jon Foley, executive director of the California Academy of Sciences. 
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Tracking them down is a globe-trotting adventure that rivals any jungle expedition.
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Maybe not QUITE as fun as a jungle expedition, but still amazing to see specimens collected by the great early explorers. Like time capsules, they "contain records of past ecosystems that are rapidly changing or disappearing. They are archives that provide clues about raging epidemics, environmental pollution, and hidden extinctions. And they are full of unknown species!"
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When you think about baby millipedes too much, as I did today, you discover the most curious thing isn’t how many, but how few feet they have.
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How Alexander von Humboldt became the world’s most celebrated explorer.
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the people society depends on to know the most about life -- people with college biology degrees -- in nearly all cases have no obligation to learn anything about actual living organisms.
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Twenty five years ago, the Amazon was the darling of conservation organizations. “Save the Rainforest!” was a meme and images of tropical deforestation made front page news around the world. Every zoo and natural history museum rushed to install exhibits ranging in size from simple dioramas to multi-acre, multi-million dollar installations complete with capybaras, morpho butterflies, and simulated field stations. Interpretive programs, IMAX movies, and virtual field trips were created to spre
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This 8-minute documentary examines the missing link in the history of natural selection, a man whose contributions to evolutionary theory rival Darwin’s.
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Wonderful mini history of Alfred Russell Wallace - the neglected co-author, with Darwin of evolutionary theory.
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Quentin Wheeler’s career can be traced back to a fascination with pond scum. Now president of SUNY’s College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Wheeler was 8 when he first peered through a microscope and saw the single-celled organisms known as … Continue reading →
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As conservation science increasingly draws from sophisticated models and genomics, does natural history still have relevance? Benjamin Kilham, a dyslexic who has made significant contributions to bear research, builds a powerful case for field observation in his book, "Out on a Limb."
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AMEN, AMEN, AMEN!! "...the educational system and academia ignore the potential contributions of many, many children. In natural history, he sees a great equalizer. While not everyone will excel with math or words, anyone can make important observations."
See more at: http://blog.nature.org/science/2014/03/04/benjamin-kilham-bears-natural-history/#sthash.0hxs4oKn.dpuf
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Natural history is vanishing from the academic ecosystem, and it may be harming our ability to make big theoretical advances
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Want to identify that feather you found on a hike? Or find out what kind of tracks a hermit crab leaves along a beach? These links can help you do that, and more.
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A lot, as it turns out. With biodiversity under threat worldwide, scientists say old-school specimen collections — including an impressive hoard of bees at York University — have a crucial role to play in research.
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Scientific organizations around the world are turning to digital technology to reveal collections that have long been hidden.
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Bring museum collections right to your students - right to your classroom!
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Natural history museums around the world have been growing beyond display cases and dioramas for years, and many are digitizing their vast collections.
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An author is to create a new children's book aimed at reinstating 'nature words' back into children's vocabulary
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Helen Brown follows a modern explorer up the Amazon in the footsteps of three 19th-century naturalists
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What has become of the naturalists of yesteryear — the vicar with the magnifying glass and pressed flower collection, or the gentleman scientist with butterfly nets and a shotgun? Those dedicated observers of the natural world in all its complexity are still among us. But they are harder to pick out now; they are men and women, students and citizens.
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A Science Icon Died 17 Years Ago. In His Last Interview, He Made A Warning That Gives Me Goosebumps.
His dark prediction about the future has become our present.
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Yowzer! 17 years ago Carl Sagan clearly outlined today's lack of understanding, appreciation, and knowledge of science - and its impact on our society!
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