June 8th is World Oceans day, a day to celebrate and learn more about the oceans that cover 71% of our planet, and contain roughly 97% of the Earths water supply. This year, why not delve into the depths of our marine research, and see how much you know!
This April saw the first sighting of Pygmy Killer Whales in the waters of Mozambique. These enigmatic creatures are extremely rare, often misidentified, and very little is truly known about their ecology and physiology.
The vast digital resources, or “big data”, associated with natural history collections provide invaluable but underutilized opportunities to prepare students to explore, understand, and resolve challenges such as global climate change. A new paper published in Evolution: Education and Outreach describes an online, open-access educational module that harnesses the power of collections-based information to introduce students to climate change, evolutionary, and ecological biology research.
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