Dr. Lowman’s latest Nature’s Secrets column in newsobserver.com: I own a backpack with its own solar array. When traipsing around in remote Amazon jungles, I can charge my laptop or cellphone from sunlight. This backpack gets more attention in airport security than any amount of liquids or gels and has the benefit of inspiring a […]
Dr. Lowman’s latest Nature’s Secrets column in newsobserver.com: Our daily lives are surrounded by billions of unwelcome aliens that constantly engulf us, and yet we know next to nothing about them. They are technically the product of aeolian (wind-driven) processes, and are called “dust.” Dust is everywhere – sprinkled onto our food, inhaled into our […]
Dr. Lowman’s latest Nature’s Secrets column in newsobserver.com: In our zest to breed the most resilient crops, agriculture is fast losing the genetic diversity of many food plants. Apples and tomatoes, with their shrinking heirloom stocks, are prime examples. On the other hand, an extraordinary smorgasbord of tropical fruits still remains in the wild without […]
What is the vitality and necessity of clean water? Ask the man who is ill, who is lifting his lips to the cup. Ask the Forest. — Mary Oliver, poet Turning the age of 40 often inspires human reflection, change, or reinvention. Although not a person, the Clean Water Act had its milestone birthday last […]
CanopyMeg Lowman presented the keynote speech to launch the special Conservation Day in Malaysia, hosted by Her Royal Highness Raja Zarith Sofiah of Johor, Malaysia, on 2 April 2013. Below are some images of the audience, the panel of prominent Malaysian government scientists and officials, and Dr. Meg presenting her talk. At the end of […]
Dr. Lowman’s latest Nature’s Secrets column in newsobserver.com: Who lives in your home? Most people count their family members, plus an optional dog or cat. But entomologists – scientists who study insects – are now turning their attention to the six- and eight-legged critters that share your household. Despite the fact that millions of homes […]
From newsobserver.com: Lowman has long worked to make science accessible. She built the nation’s only handicapped-accessible tree canopy walkway in Florida in 2000 to celebrate the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. And she recently won federal funding for a summer program that will allow her to take youngsters with mobility limitations into the […]
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From the SSM Spectator: Every year, SSM’s Honors Program invites a guest speaker to deliver a presentation to the school community. This year, it was our pleasure to have Dr. Margaret D. Lowman come to our school and give an inspirational and enlightening speech. She is an author, adventurer, educator and tropical rain forest canopy […]
It’s the biggest conservation crisis that no one talks about. — Paul Johnson, Director, Alabama Aquatic Biodiversity Center What group of species is more common in North America than anywhere else in the world? The answer: freshwater mussels. But this unique group of organisms rarely reaches the headlines or even becomes the center of discussion […]
