Meet Jali Makawa, Whose Expertise Proved Vital for Western Ornithologists
By Nancy Averett
April 15, 2021 — Makawa's knowledge and outdoor skills made him indispensable to the white museum curators cataloging Africa’s birds in the 20th century.
Drones Take Off as Wildlife Conservation Tool
By Nancy Averett
June 13, 2014 — UAVs are poised to revolutionize ecology and even save scientists’ lives.
Birds Can Smell, and One Scientist is Leading the Charge to Prove It
By Nancy Averett
January 07, 2014 — For more than a century nearly everyone believed birds sense of smell was poorly developed or nonexistent. They were wrong.
The Other Pipeline
By Nancy Averett
November 20, 2013 — An under-the-radar project may transport Canadian crude.
Grow a Garden with Seed Bombs
By Nancy Averett
May 06, 2013 — Entrepreneurs design pellets that sprout native plants.