DANTAisms

Quick and Easy Bean Tacos

Sometimes writing a vegetarian recipe is so easy, it feels like cheating. But sometimes, easy is just what you need! As a busy vet student balancing school, taking care
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Carbon Dioxide’s Greenhouse Effect Confirmed

Scientists, working for the Department of Energy’s ARM (Atmospheric Radiation Measurement) Program, have for the first time observed an increase in carbon dioxide’s greenhouse effect at the Earth’s surface (Nature
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Wildlife Photographs from the Masai Mara

The Masai Mara of Kenya is full of incredible wildlife. While I was working on the hyena project in the Mara, I took these photographs. Here is a
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Shopping with the World in Mind

As an anthropologist I spend a lot of my time thinking about globalization and its effects. Recently after discussing commodity chains and the near impossible task of avoiding harmful products,
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Mardi Paw

K9 Krunchers was co-founded in 2010 by Janelle Harris who dabbled in making treats for her own furry family. Her dabbling has now led to a business that reaches out
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Careers In Environmental Education: There is Always a New Adventure

I’ve not been in Environmental Eduction for very long…however, that is still long enough to learn what EE can do for those dedicated to the field, like it did
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To Save a Jaguar

This winter I went to Belize with 11 classmates and 5 veterinarians, where we spent a week providing care for the animals at The Belize Zoo (TBZ). A small, charming
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Meatless Monday: Sauteed Kale

I have recently become a complete kale addict. Ask my boyfriend or any one of my six roommates, they’ll tell you I might have an unhealthy obsession. It all started
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Going Green: Toothbrushes

On my Facebook, I follow an organization called the “Plastic Pollution Coalition.” They share many different things, talking about which items are recyclable, states that have banned plastic bags (go
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Not Just Gorillas: Ecotourism in Rwanda

Besides the countless hours I spent working on my research in Rwanda this past summer, I had the lucky opportunity to do some traveling when my parents came to join
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Social Science in Coastal Environments: Research on the Chincoteague Bay

Posted on February 19, 2017 by kellyhag Leave a comment

It is easy to notice an increase desire for knowledge about global warming and climate change. The rapidly changing environment, climate, and ecology raise questions from individuals around the globe from all walks of life. Their origin of knowledge on this phenomenon may vary, but the extent of this event will not change itself, unless we open our minds to

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Sexual Conflict in Nonhuman Primates: A Female’s Perspective

Posted on February 7, 2017 by lisapbarrett One comment

by Lisa Barrett Sexual conflict is the clash between evolutionary interests of males and females. It stems from anisogamy, the discrepant sizes of the male and female gametes (sperm and eggs, respectively). Think: eggs are bigger and more costly to produce; sperm is cheap and plentiful. These gametic differences lead to (sometimes) opposing reproductive interests and strategies for the sexes– a

Conservation Behavior

Posted on January 5, 2017 by lisapbarrett 2 comments

What happens when you don’t see things from the animal’s perspective? A conservation failure. Unfortunately there are quite a few examples of conservation attempts that failed, because their leaders lacked an understanding about some aspect of behavior.

Paul Ogola on Sense8, Kenya

Posted on December 17, 2016 by kennycoogan Leave a comment

Paul Ogola, who plays Jela on Netflix’s hit Sense8 show, shares Kenya life and acting on Sense8.

Evolution for Educators: Resources,labs, workshops and real scientists

Posted on December 11, 2016 by kennycoogan Leave a comment

Learn how the Teacher Institute of Evolutionary Science provides free resources, labs, workshops and scientists to school teachers.

Primate Connections 2017 Calendars!

Posted on November 27, 2016 by kdingess Leave a comment

What fundraising project brings together 13 primate conservation organizations, numerous independent wildlife photographers, primate conservation societies, zoos, and various youth and educational organizations, all in the name of primate conservation? The 2017 Primate Connections calendar, of course! Click here to view entire calendar. We are especially excited as Dr. Jane Goodall has again officially endorsed the project! Through the purchase of a

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Prehistoric Mammals: Book Review

Posted on November 6, 2016 by kennycoogan Leave a comment

After the mass extinction of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago, mammals became the dominant terrestrial life form on our planet.

UNSTOPPABLE: Bill Nye, book review

Posted on November 6, 2016 by kennycoogan Leave a comment

As a self-proclaimed critical thinking nerd, Bill Nye balances optimism and scientific curiosity, to turn all obstacles into opportunities, so that possibilities of our world become limitless in his new book UNSTOPPABLE. Just as World War II called an earlier generation to greatness, so the climate crisis is calling today’s rising youth to action: to create a better future. Nye comes off

In the Spotlight: Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary

Posted on November 1, 2016 by lisapbarrett Leave a comment

Although I love research, I’ve realized that my real passion lies in getting folks engaged with a project or an idea–we can’t continue to publish studies in a scientific vacuum and assume that the world will change.

Into the Nest: Book review

Posted on October 12, 2016 by kennycoogan Leave a comment

See the intimate lives of birds as never before! Laura Erikson and Marie Read document the family lives of more than 50 common North American birds through breathtaking close-up photography.