The naming opportunity for our new species of bark beetle (Cyclorhipidion “Your Name Here”) was “sold” for a five-figure sum to a couple who believe strongly in global forest conversation efforts. Thanks to them, the remaining forests of Ethiopia will gain new expanses of stone walls to safeguard all the ecosystem services derived from these […]
Dr. Lowman’s latest Nature’s Secrets column in newsobserver.com: It sounds like a horror movie – billions of miniature, bear-like creatures crawling through the lawns and shrubbery in Raleigh, Charlotte and Durham. Neither drought nor flood nor extreme temperature will kill them. During a heat wave, they curl into a ball and wait for better conditions […]
Dr. Lowman’s latest Nature’s Secrets column in newsobserver.com: Christmas lists abound with “stuff” that is usually manufactured, bought, discarded, and ultimately piles up in landfills. With the current economic downturn, what about a gift list centered on special places in nature that inspire and nurture our souls? Many special natural places are close to home […]
Dr. Meg Lowman will be appearing at the “Rainforest Rendezvous: So Much Yet to Discover” to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Bolz Conservatory. Details are below. For more info visit olbrich.org. “CANOPY MEG” PRESENTATIONS Saturday, November 12 Monkeys, Millipedes, and Medicine – Meet “Canopy Meg” How would you get to the top of a […]
Dr. Lowman’s latest Nature’s Secrets column in newsobserver.com: Cutting-edge technology helps save rhinos in India The North Carolina Museum of Natural History’s new Nature Research Center, opening spring 2012 in Raleigh, will employ cutting-edge technologies to convey scientific discoveries to students, policy-makers and citizens. Using remote cameras in distant field sites such as forest canopies, […]
Below is the first issue of the Naturesearch Newsletter (September 2011):
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 […]
