On Joining the Lab (Boat)
Some people go from early life to death focused on one mystery. This approach, I am told, can be very satisfying. One of my mentors, [...]
Some people go from early life to death focused on one mystery. This approach, I am told, can be very satisfying. One of my mentors, [...]
Your Wild Life is relocating to the West Coast this week to participate in the inaugural meeting of the Citizen Science Association in San Jose, [...]
Want a chance to win a custom Your Wild Life 2014 ornament? We've got a little holiday cheer to share in the form of handmade [...]
Several years ago, Benoit Guénard decided that he was interested in knowing where one kind of ant could be found. Another ant biologist asked. Benoit [...]
This week I followed researcher Elsa Youngsteadt and her undergrad assistant Danielle Schmidt, members of Steve Frank's lab in the NC State Entomology Department, into [...]
Last weekend (April 25-27, 2014), we took our wild brand of citizen science on the road to Washington, DC, to participate in the USA Science and [...]
This weekend (April 25-27, 2014), hundreds of thousands of students and science enthusiasts will swarm the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in the Nation’s Capital [...]
For his 1918 field season, ornithologist Edgar Chance made a gentleman's bet. Like many scientists before him, Chance was, in fact, a gentleman. His family [...]
New York City: “the City of Ants.” Most of us wouldn’t describe the Big Apple that way. But Amy Savage has news for you. For [...]
Today we are pleased to announce the publication of Dr. Eleanor's Book of Common Ants of New York City! In this new FREE eBook, Dr. [...]
At first glance, the insect paintings by Cornelia Hesse-Honegger look no different than the images in a Peterson field guide. The subjects are set against [...]
Our citizen scientists are really the best around, hands down. You are such a thoughtful and creative bunch. We so appreciate the love notes, holiday [...]
Time sure flies when we’re having fun, doesn’t it? With 2013 winding down, we think it’s a good time to pause and take stock of [...]
Nyeema Harris first went to Africa when she was a young teenager. She traveled with the Philadelphia Zoo to an animal rehabilitation center in Kenya. While she [...]