Worm Watch Lab Galaxy Zoo: Hubble Bat Detective The sonograms on the site are from thousands of hours of ultrasonic recordings made on bat surveys by volunteers all over the world. Many of the surveys were made through the Indicator Bats Program (iBats) which monitors bat populations globally by listening to the sounds bats use to navigate and find food. iBats is a partnership project between national conservation groups in many different countries and the Zoological Society of London and The Bat Conservation Trust, and is funded by The Darwin Initiative and The Leverhulme Trust. The recordings on Bat Detective were mostly made by iBats volunteers using special ultrasonic detectors. These detectors listen to sounds for 340ms snapshots at a time and then slows down the sound by ten times and plays back the sound through the detector. The detector then listens again for 340ms and so on until the survey is finished. Bats use sound at high frequencies, so slowing down the sound means that the frequency is lowered and it can be recorded.
Solve Puzzles for Science | Foldit Molecular Workbench Three Views of MW Senior Scientist and Molecular Workbench Developer Charles Xie, Researcher and Manager Amy Pallant, and Technology and Curriculum Developer Dan Damelin describe the history of Molecular Workbench and our vision for the future. Watch the Video undefinedundefinedundefined Selected Curriculum Modules Transistor Semiconductor Plasma Molecular Rover Chemical Bonding Chemical Resp. Diffusion Heat & Temperature Electrostatics Phase Change DNA to Protein Mission: Immunity Lipids & Carbs Tree of Life Proteins & DNA Harvest Light Quantum Mechanics Crystallography More Modules » Launches MW Create Your Own Simulations MW is not just a collection of simulations—do not be deceived by first glance. Learn More in MW's Online Manual » Launches MW Create Your Own Curriculum Modules A simulation without instructional support is difficult for students to use. Learn More in MW's Online Manual » Launches MW Fun Stuff Electrostatic Maze 3D Maze Roving Nanogear Block Feeder Probability Machine Dainty Walker Water Wheels
Citizen Science: Wildlife Observation Data Collection Skip to main navigation Many people enjoy observing wildlife in many different ways. Occasionally there are opportunities for you to help the Bureau of Wildlife collect valuable data. In some cases this may require special effort but, in many cases all that is required is recording what you see while bird watching, hunting, hiking, scouting, etc. See the links below and in the right hand columm of this page for current volunteer opportunities and results of past efforts.
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Wikispecies, free species directory About | SKYWARN® National | Severe Weather Spotters, Local SKYWARN® Groups, Severe Weather Information, SKYWARN® Training The effects of severe weather are felt every year by many Americans. To obtain critical weather information, NOAA’s National Weather Service (NWS), part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, established SKYWARN® with partner organizations. SKYWARN® is a volunteer program with nearly 290,000 trained severe weather spotters. These volunteers help keep their local communities safe by providing timely and accurate reports of severe weather to the National Weather Service. Although SKYWARN® spotters provide essential information for all types of weather hazards, the main responsibility of a SKYWARN® spotter is to identify and describe severe local storms. Since the program started in the 1970s, the information provided by SKYWARN® spotters, coupled with Doppler radar technology, improved satellite and other data, has enabled NWS to issue more timely and accurate warnings for tornadoes, severe thunderstorms and flash floods. Who is Eligible? How Can I Get Involved?
Coleoptera David R. Maddison Click on an image to view larger version & data in a new window Tree from Beutel (1997) and Beutel and Haas (2000). Introduction The Coleoptera, or beetles, includes many commonly encountered insects such as ladybird beetles (family Coccinellidae), click beetles (Elateridae), scarabs (Scarabaeidae), and fireflies (Lampyridae). The oldest beetle fossils are from the Lower Permian (about 265 million years old; Ponomarenko, 1995); since then the group has diversified into many different forms. In one sense the most unusual property of beetles is not some aspect of their structure or natural history, but their sheer number. Characteristics The most distinctive feature of beetles is the hardening of the forewings into elytra; it is from this that they get their formal name (koleos - sheath, pteron - wing). Other derived characteristics of beetles are: Beetles are holometabolous insects, normally with adecticous, exarate pupae. The Suborders of Coleoptera References About This Page
Evolution MegaLab Did you know that thanks to a common little snail you can find in your garden, in the park or under a hedge, you can see evolution in your own back yard? OK, so evolution is a very slow process. Life on Earth started about three-and-a-half billion years ago! It's the tiny changes accumulating over a long, long time that got us here. And you can see some of those tiny steps by joining the Evolution MegaLab. Banded snails It may look like banded snails are dressed-to-kill, but really they are dressed not to be killed. Help us find out Have shell colours and bands changed where there are fewer thrushes? Shell colour also affects how sensitive a snail is to temperature. Have shell colours changed with our warming climate? Learn more! Find out more in The science page.
Large Pelagics Research Center - Improves Management of Large Pelagic Marine Species Get involved! Help the Large Pelagics Research Center improve scientific understanding of large pelagic species by supporting and participating in co-operative research projects. The LPRC initiated its Tag A Tiny program in 2006 to study the annual migration paths and habitat use of juvenile Atlantic bluefin tuna. If you are a recreational fisherman, please consider joining our tagging efforts. The distribution of sizes of tagged fish and the number of traditional tags put out by Tag A Tiny participants since 2006. Click on the tags on the map below to see the number of fish tagged in each general area by Tag A Tiny participants. Visit our Facebook Page to see the tags that have been recaptured. Tag A Tiny Conventional Tag Releases by Area Although 2013 was a slow year for in-shore juvenile bluefin fishing, we would like to congratulate and thank our Tag A Tiny partners that managed to get at least some fish tagged and released. 2013 Top 3 Charter/Commercial Tagging Boats 1. 3. 1/2. 3. 1.