Alba

Dickey, Christopher. “I Love My Glow Bunny.” Wired. Condé Nast Digital, April 2001. Web. 6 Sept. 2014. http://archive.wired.com/wired/archive/9.04/bunny.html?pg=6&topic=&topic_set= On December 31, 1999, a transgenic rabbit named Alba was born. Produced as an art piece by Eduardo Kac, Alba glowed green in the presence of blue light. All of this was made possible by France’s Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, which […]

Lionfish App

Iacurci, Jenna. “FWC Unveils Tracking App for Invasive Florida Lionfish.” natureworldnews.com. Nature World News, 29 May 2014. Web. 8 June 2014. http://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/7297/20140529/fwc-unveils-tracking-app-for-invasive-florida-lionfish.htm The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) developed a lionfish tracking app for smartphones in order to collect data about lionfish population size and whereabouts. The Florida lionfish is an invasive species that has no […]

Stem Cell Burgers

Winter, Lisa. “Will Stem Cell Burgers Go Mainstream?” iflscience.com. N.p., 21 May 2014. Web. 2 June 2013. http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/will-stem-cell-burgers-go-mainstream “Schmeat,” a lab-grown meat product, is currently being developed in an attempt to reduce the harmful effects livestock creates on the environment. This product is different from vegetable-based meat substitute because it is made from actual animal stem cells. […]

Nature Inspires Drones

Institute of Physics. “Nature inspires drones of the future.” sciencedaily.com. ScienceDaily, 23 May 2014. Web. 23 May 2014. www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140523094257.htm This article is similar to the previous article about bats being studied in order to improve roving robots, but this article highlights millimeter sized robots who have the ability to fly. Fourteen separate research teams have […]

Science Friction and Lunar Geese

Wolff, Rachel. “Science Friction.” ARTnews Mar. 2014: 64-69. Print. German artist Agnes Meyer-Brandis’ exhibition Moon Goose Analogue: Lunar Migration Bird Facility, explores the connection between nature, art and technology. Meyer-Brandis created a flock of lunar geese that have been “stranded for centuries on Earth” and are planning their celestial escape from Earth to the moon (66). Her moon geese […]

Landfill Becomes Public Park

Molland, Judy. “Giant Landfill Becomes Home To Several Rare Species.” care2.com. n.p., 16 May 2013. Web. 16 May 2014. http://www.care2.com/causes/giant-london-landfill-becomes-home-to-several-rare-species.htm One of the formerly largest landfills in Europe, the Mucking landfill in Essex, England, has been converted into a nature reserve. Over a 50 year period, the site has slowly been created due to the continuous amount […]

Bat study to help roving robots

Ward, Mark. “Bat study to help roving robots.” bbc.co.uk. BBC News, 11 May 2010. Web. 15 May 2014. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10104494 This article explains how humans can improve their technology through mimicking echo-location. The Biologically Inspired Acoustic Systems (BIAS) research group studied the ways in which bats use echo-location techniques to pinpoint minute areas where prey can be found. […]