Taking a shot at photographing science and nature [ 7:19 | 6.69 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (4)

Some projects implement photography as a means for exploring societal and environmental issues. One such project is gigapan.org, which allows users to share and discuss panoramic photographs (one of the most famous gigapans is of the 2009 Inauguration of President Barack Obama). Ecologist and photographer Molly Mehling uses gigapan to capture research and encourage conversation [...]

Standard Podcast [ 11:55 | 10.91 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Like all ectotherms, lizards gain energy to go about their business by absorbing heat from their surrounding environment. Often lizards bask in the sun to maximize their heat absorption. But there are other, subtler things that can also affect how much heat ectotherms take up, like the color of their skin. In the August issue [...]

Dead Zones as Safe Havens [ 11:59 | 10.97 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Andrew Altieri, a postdoctoral fellow at Brown University, joins us in this month’s episode of Field Talk to discuss his work examining hypoxic marine systems, known as dead zones. Altieri studies a community of clams and mussels – collectively known as bivalves – in Narragansett Bay, off the coast of Providence, Rhode Island. His paper [...]