This BioBulletin Web site takes an in-depth look at butterfly farms. The site includes text, videos, photographs, and interviews with key scientists.
This expedition guide was written as a self-directed tour for the temporary biodiversity exhibit that preceded the museum's Hall of Biodiversity. The site continues to serve as a terrific resource for understanding biodiversity.
This BioBulletin Web site takes an in-depth look at the fires in Indonesia that burned millions of hectares of rain forest -- a local tragedy with global consequences. The site includes text, videos, photographs, and interviews with key scientists.
This BioBulletin Web site takes an in-depth look at an AMNH expedition to study a patch of African rain forest. The site includes text, videos, photographs, and interviews with key scientists. The Introduction has an overview of the Dzanga Sangha expedition, during which museum scientists recorded about 30 species new to the area. Why this Rain Forest? explains why museum scientists were drawn to this protected, intact rain forest in the Congo River Basin.
This BioBulletin Web site reports on an international scientific expedition in Gabon to study freshwater biodiversity. The site includes text, videos, photographs, and interviews with key scientists. The Introduction presents the idea that freshwater ecosystems hold great diversity and are at great risk. About the Expedition explains why Gabon's rain forests and freshwater ecosystems were selected for studyBiologists in Action is an annotated photo album of the expedition. Why Gabon? takes an in-depth look at this country on the west coast of Africa, including its people and history as well as its habitats and species. About Dr. Stiassny profiles this expedition scientist, who serves as the museum's Chair of the Department of Ichthyology.
This BioBulletin Web site takes an in-depth look at horseshoe crabs and why this creature that predates the dinosaurs is now at risk. The site includes text, videos, photographs, and interviews with key scientists.
This BioBulletin Web site takes a close look at the medicinal power of plants. The site includes text, videos, photographs, and interviews with key scientists. Age-Old Remedies discusses how nearly 80 percent of the world's population relies on medicines made from natural ingredients. The Power of Traditional Medicine takes an historical look at medicinal herbs and traditional healers. Bio-Prospectors Needed reports on the symposium "The Value of Plants, Animals, and Microbes to Human Health" that was held at the American Museum of Natural History. Tracking Down a Power Plant tells the story of a tree in the Sarawak rain forest that contains a possible cure for AIDS.
This BioBulletin Web site takes a close look at river otters and a project to bring them back to New York State. The site includes text, videos, photographs, and interviews with key scientists. The Introduction takes a brief look at the challenges facing all otters but especially river otters. River Otters Inside and Out provides an in-depth look at the biology, evolution, and daily life of these members of the weasel family. What Happened to the River Otter? examines the reasons for the decline of the North American river otter.
This gallery of online resources is from the Museum's Seminars on Science, a series of distance-learning courses designed to help educators meet the new national science standards. Video Gallery: Man Bites Shark, part of the Sharks and Rays: Myth and Reality seminar, features three videos: Man Bites Shark I, which looks at the reasons sharks are threatened by people. Man Bites Shark II, which looks at Tampa Bay and how contamination from human development is affecting sharks. Man Bites Shark III, which looks at the role of sharks as a sentinel species, alerting us early on to problems within a habitat.
This BioBulletin Web site takes an in-depth look at the work involved in reintroducing and introducing species. The site includes text, videos, photographs, and interviews with key scientists. What Is Being Moved and Why? outlines the three motives for relocating members of a species for release into the wild.
