Estimates of Global Species Diversity

This recent article in the American Naturalist has taken a second look at some of the famously inflated species estimates, some going high as 100 million (Erwin, 1988). Léiríonn meastacháin arna seoladh ag na húdair go réamh-mheastacháin thuas 30 milliún Tá dóchúlachtaí <0.00001. Tá a raon measta níos mó dócha go mbeidh idir 2.5 agus . . . → Leigh Nios mo: Estimates of Global Species Diversity

Happy Earth Day

With a great message from Bill Nye, the Science Guy.

We need to be conservationists to be sure, preserving wetlands, forests, open spaces and coastlines. We need to reduce our wasteplastic trash and the like. But what we really need is big, new ideas: new ways to distribute and store energy for . . . → Leigh Nios mo: Happy Earth Day

Off with their heads!

(photo credit)

The monarchs have started their spring migration north and you might even see one soon (not exciting if you live in FL or HI where there are year-round residents, or in CA where there are separate overwintering spots). Reports from their winter locations in Mexico however are dismal; with possibly the lowest . . . → Leigh Nios mo: Off with their heads!