Dr. Lowman’s latest Nature’s Secrets column in newsobserver.com: Yttrium, promethium, europium and luterium may sound like mythological characters, but they’re rare-earth elements that comprise the backbone of new technologies for the 21st century. Their discovery in recent years has advanced the electronics industry. Yttrium, when alloyed with other elements, forms part of aircraft engines; promethium […]
From the Earthwatch Institute: A fierce supporter of ‘citizen science’, and the first scientist that Earthwatch supported in Australia, here Meg reflects on the rapidly accelerating rate of loss of species in the world, and the importance of enthusing and involving non-scientists in research and conservation efforts. Read the full article
PRESS RELEASE – Media Advisory FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — September 13, 2011 Contact:Emelia.Cowans@ncdenr.gov; 919.733.7450, ext. 305 BugFest Critter Cook-off to feature the culinary stylings of local chefs from the Angus Barn and Sono (RALEIGH) — The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences’ annual BugFest Critter Cook-off, the official start to BugFest 2011, kicks off on Friday, […]
Worku Mulat, who has been working with Dr. Lowman and the TREE Foundation to help save the Ethiopia’s Church Forests, writes to say: “Like church forests, this Calander is the contribution of Ethiopian Orthodox church. We have our own system of calculating the dates and months where the full rotation of the earth and the […]
From charlotteobserver.com: RALEIGH Amid the straight edges and gridded streets of downtown Raleigh, a giant ball has appeared at Jones and Salisbury streets, like a colossal marble that has rolled into a corner. This big yellow ball will become the SECU Daily Planet, a round theater of sorts in which groups of school children and […]
Dr. Lowman’s latest Nature’s Secrets column in newsobserver.com: The U.S. military is moving aggressively to reduce its energy “bootprint.” The Department of Defense is our country’s largest single consumer of energy, using more than 300,000 barrels of oil per day. With an armored Humvee averaging only 4 miles per gallon, and with a gallon of […]
Fieldwork in the rain at the ACTS canopy walkway system in Amazonian Peru. ACTS walkway with DC Randle DC Randle talks about the rainforest canopy, his interest in biology and the natural world, and more:
Dr. Meg Lowman will speak from noon to 1 p.m. Friday (7/22/2011) at the Meg Lowman Treetops Camp for at-risk girls at Tanglewood Nature Center & Museum, 443 Coleman Ave. in Big Flats. Lowman will talk about her career and latest adventures. Admission is $10 for the public, $5 for members and free to Meg […]
Debresena Church forest walls are in progess in Ethiopia, thanks to generous contributions from the global forest conservation community! [nggallery id=30] (photos from Alemayehu Wassie) Help us continue this effort of funding the conservation of Ethiopia’s last forests by donating: Ethiopia Church Forests Conservation Cost Table
Lowman and Dunn’s team of biodiversity students shared between NC State University and the NC Museum report amazing new findings on our bodies! View the story on io9.com.
