New York City: Air BearsMarch 31, 2008 – As I’ve noted before, I’m a D.C. newbie, and while I’m loving my new home, I have to admit I always come up short when people ask me what I miss the most about New York. So, though I’ve been a bit quiet while editing all of our other great content about the city (don’t…
Conscientious Chimps and Bold BirdsMarch 01, 2005 – I’ve got an article in today’s New York Times about animal personalities. Update: I’m not ashamed to admit I’m a regular visitor to the gossip site Gawker. But I have to say I was surprised to see the personality article turn up there. Will hordes of New York hipsters discover the strange joys of evolution, […]
Frankenstein Freak-outsApril 13, 2008 – Radiolab is a show about science that briliantly uses radio’s greatest strength–sound–to bring stories to life in ways we print goons can only dream about. I wrote a story about how animals sleep. The Radiolab folks played the sound of brain waves from a sleeping cat. And so on. I’m particularly fond of their latest […]
Get Outside…and Dirty in IsraelMarch 25, 2009 – I have to admit, I did not really anticipate the sheer amount of outdoor activities that are available in Israel. I guess part of me suspected that between the religious artifacts and ruins, and the city of Tel Aviv, there wouldn’t be much time left to get outside and get dirty. But I found three…
Jenss Family Travels: Costa RicaJune 29, 2009 – Rainer Jenss and his family are currently on an around-the-world journey, and they’re blogging about their experiences for us at Intelligent Travel. Keep up with the Jensses by bookmarking their posts, and follow the boys’ Global Bros blog at National Geographic Kids. When our TACA flight from Lima finally touched down in the capital city…
Choose Your Top PoisonApril 21, 2009 – Yesterday I wrote about how conservation biologists are debating the value of moving species to protect them from climate-change-driven extinction. As a follow-up (or an antidote), check out “Blood for no oil: Our obsession with climate change is killing off animals left and right.” in Slate. Brendan Borrell, biologist turned journalist, argues that climate change […]
Extreme Mammals Take NYCMay 18, 2009 – Amelia Mularz had an EXTREME weekend visiting the newest exhibit at New York’s American Museum of Natural History. Heading to the American Museum of Natural History always makes me feel like a kid again. Within minutes of stepping foot in the museum this past weekend, my friend and I had already challenged each other to…
In the Bahamas, Invasive Fish May Become Dinner to Restore EcosystemAugust 10, 2009 – Text by Alyson Sheppard; Photograph: Wolcott Henry, National Geographic Animals Populations of lionfish, a football-size predatory fish native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans, are exploding in coral reefs in the Bahamas, threatening to destroy native fish schools and the local snorkeling, diving, and kayaking businesses. “With the quantities of lionfish that we’ve found in…
