September 27, 2010 -- Thousands of walruses gathered together in a dangerous "haul out" on the coast of Alaska earlier this month. Scientists say the walruses came ashore in such large numbers because their normal habitats, Arctic ice floes, are melting.

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September 8, 2010 -- Blue crab larvae, collected in the Gulf of Mexico near the BP oil spill, have been found to have oil droplets inside their shells. But scientists say the oil may leave the crabs when they grow and molt.

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The purpose of the activity is to make students consider several factors (discussed in lecture and lab during the semester) when it comes to biodiversity, ecology, and conservation. Goals: Our main objective is to challenge students to come up with an argument about allocating funding to a potential national park/reserve using information they had just been provided, and applying what they...

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Online simulation of natural selection. Different numbers of predator and prey can be chosen, as well as different environmental conditions. All University of Colorado PhET simulations have associated Teaching Resources, associated Learning Outcomes, and translations into many languages.

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This is a good starting point to learn about ichnology (the study of plant and animal traces). By Dr. Anthony Martin at Emory University.

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