SSB is looking for its next elected Graduate Student Representative! Deadline is June 30th. The only requirement is being a graduate student who is interested in evolution and evolutionary history. Please consider applying! More details here: www.systbio.org
The latest Insectarium episode is out : mantises! youtu.be/YE3cuIEMccM?...
Mantises may be some of the most out-of-this-world-looking critters on Earth, but theyāre uniquely adapted to life on this planet. These incredible hunters have repeatedly evolved into āecomorphsāāgroups that arenāt closely related, but share amazing adaptations to similar habitats. Mantis expert and grad student Lohit Garikipati says this happens so consistently in their history that āitās almost baffling.ā These dazzling displays of convergence may have something to tell us about evolutionā¦ Our host, entomologist Jessica Ware, Ph.D., visits Lohit at the Towson University Mantis Lab to see how researchers are using high-speed infrared cameras to track the movements of mantis prey capture. The similarities (and differences) in hunting techniques can help reveal how environments shape the animals that live in them. #mantis #evolution #ecomorph #ethology #insectsukraine Image: Stagmomantis sp., Ā© Lohit Garikipati ***** PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station, go to: http://to.pbs.org/DonateTerra ***** Subscribe to PBS Terra so you never miss an episode! https://bit.ly/3mOfd77 And keep up with PBS Terra on: Facebook: https://facebook.com/pbsdigitalstudios Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsterra Instagram: https://instagram.com/pbsterra
The latest Insectarium episode on Ants is out! youtu.be/xmQnOFFWKOE?...
In pavement cracks, roadside medians, and parking lots, there are incredible miniature civilizations booming within our concrete jungles: ants! We donāt often think of urban areas as having āecologiesā but Amy Savage, Ph.D. studies the amazing diversity of ants making their way in the city. Their combined efforts make our urban landscapes greener places to live, but their newfound love of carbs is also changing things for them... Our host and museum curator, Jessica Ware, Ph.D. joins Amy in a search for some tiny neighbors. They're managing surprisingly well in New York and other cities by adapting to human food. But without the access to easy protein (e.g., other insects to prey on), they're doing things a bit differently in street medians than they would in a more rural setting. #ants #cities #nyc #ecology #insects Image: Julian F, CC BY-NC, iNaturalist ***** PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station, go to: http://to.pbs.org/DonateTerra ***** Subscribe to PBS Terra so you never miss an episode! https://bit.ly/3mOfd77 And keep up with PBS Terra on: Facebook: https://facebook.com/pbsdigitalstudios Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsterra Instagram: https://instagram.com/pbsterra
5 years ago, UT's VP of diversity & community engagement acknowledged UT's history of discrimination how it motivates them to do better. Today, UT disbanded the offices that worked to address those issues. 1st article: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...www.texastribune.org/2024/04/02/u...
It was great to hear from the @xercessociety team about their efforts to monitor monarchs! @AMNH #insectariumwww.youtube.com/watch?v=mOvZ...
Check out Sharks Unknown with Jasmin Graham: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3fd9YjZXFUWhy are monarch butterflies disappearing? You may know them for their...
Periodical cicada genome by Frandsen lab! buff.ly/3SNq1nV
We are having a Community Conversation on FEB 6! Our speaker, Dr. Maurice Baynard, is Vice President of the Community Learning Division at The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University. His talk will focus on democratizing science. Join us: bit.ly/3vx0kil
We are pleased to announce that we are now accepting applications for Summer 2024Ā RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR UNDERGRADUATES, BIOLOGY at the American Museum of Natural History.Ā Application Deadline: January 31st 2024 www.amnh.org/research/ric...
Approximately eight students gather each summer at the Museum for a ten-week experience working with curators, faculty, and post-doctoral fellows.