Scientist Profile - Bob Paine
Bob Paine was one of the greatest ecologists of all time. He experimented by removing different species from tidepools and his discoveries turned the field of ecology on its head.
Scientist Profile - Jim Estes
Jim Estes got his start as an ecologist by chance. Half a century later, his research on sea otters is heralded as a classic case study on keystone species.
Scientist Profile - John Terborgh
John Terborgh has spent a lifetime studying the Amazon rainforest. He is a world authority on tropical ecology.
Scientist Profile - Tony Sinclair
Tony Sinclair arrived in the Serengeti in 1965, looking to study the wildlife. In the decades that followed, his work revealed the ecological rules that govern this majestic place and most other ecosystems on Earth.
How Starfish Changed Modern Ecology
Witness scientist Bob Paine's breakthrough discovery of keystone species, through his ingenious experiment with tidepool starfish.
How Wildebeest Saved the Serengeti
In the 1960s, ecologist Tony Sinclair made a breakthrough discovery when he observed a huge population surge of wildebeest in the Serengeti. He found that the wildebeest were the key to keeping the ecosystem balanced and that keystone species could be prey as well as predators.
Gaining Vision Underwater
With severe myopia hindering her vision on land, scientist Mary Power's love for aquatic life began when she realized she could see much better underwater. The refraction of the water in her snorkeling mask allowed her to see clearly for the very first time.
The Serengeti Rules
Travel back in time with a pioneering group of scientists who make surprising discoveries that transform human understanding of how nature works. Based on a book of the same name.
Why Citizen Science - Sarah Edmunds
When Sarah first participated in Frog Watch, USA she had no idea the impact it would have on her life. Now, with several Citizen Science projects experience under her belt, she has gotten her master's degree in biology and has discovered more and more ways to connect with wildlife in her city.
Why Citizen Science - Mary Mooney
Meet Mary Mooney - a lawyer who volunteers as a citizen scientist with the Terrapin Project. Hear how her involvement has served as an antidote to her busy urban life and has helped her reconnect with nature.
Can a teenager befriend an octopus?
The idea that humans and mollusks could have any kind of relationship is remarkable when considering the evolutionary distance between the species. Yet watch the playful relationship between a teenager, Laurel, and an octopus, Heidi.
An Octopus' Coconut Home
This octopus has devised an ingenious way to create a moveable shelter by assembling two halves of a coconut shell.
Octopus: Making Contact Preview
Follow an Alaskan professor as he raises and studies a day octopus in his home, making remarkable discoveries about its extraordinary intelligence, personality and skills. Octopuses are able to recognize faces and interact with other individuals.
Octopus Dreaming
Do octopuses dream? Watch the brilliant color changes of a sleeping octopus that indicates she may be dreaming.
Baby Cephalopods' First Moments
Watch as baby octopuses and squid hatch from their eggs and immediately begin hunting and camouflaging themselves.
Why Citizen Science - Mara Davi Gaines
This month, we're asking folks why they personally want to be involved in Citizen Science. Meet Mara Davi Gaines, a Broadway and television actress and zero-waste advocate who just learned about Citizen Science. Hear how she plans to incorporate it into her nature-loving lifestyle and why she believes everyone should find ways to connect with nature.
Why Citizen Science - George Gurgis
George Gurgis is an undergrad studying zoology, but he's also an active citizen scientist. Here he shares how participating in citizen science projects gives him a way of connecting with his community and sharing his love of animals with others.
Citizen Science Story: The New York Botanical Garden
See the great citizen science work going on at the New York Botanical Garden. Meet a group of retirees who have volunteered to be citizen scientists and are tracking the pollinators in the Native Plant Garden.
Citizen Science Story: Project TRUE
Project TRUE is an initiative by the Bronx Zoo/WCS that allows high school students to get hands-on experience in biological fieldwork studying urban ecology. Learn about the valuable research one group of students are doing this summer on the urban snapping turtle population in New York.
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