On the Number of Species
By Jonathan Spoelhof When reading about biodiversity, it’s common to find a sentence like this: “There are an estimated 352,000 species of... Read More
International Women’s Day: Celebrate Women Rising in Conservation
Women Rising in Conservation In the western reaches of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, women are at the center of the... Read More
“Show me your neighbors, and I’ll tell who you are”
“Show me your neighbors, and I’ll tell who you are” By Sergio Marconi How many times Hollywood showed scientists in their hoodies... Read More
Seminar: Landuse cover change and bats’ diversity: patterns, driving mechanisms and a measure for its mitigation
Farah Carrasco-Rueda, UFBI Fellow, Monday, March 12, 2018
Bats Equal BIG DATA Challenges
Working with acoustic data is a challenge that can be paralyzing due to the volumes of data generated that needs to... Read More
Honeybees Help Farmers, But They Don’t Help The Environment
Honeybees are amazing and adorable, and they suffer when people spray pesticides or mow down wildflowers. We’ve heard plenty in recent years... Read More
Florida Turtles and the Mayan Collapse
By Laura Brenskelle Here is a riddle for you: what do turtles found at an archaeological site in south Florida have to... Read More
iDigBio: Digitisation of Biodiversity Data
iDigBio: Serving biodiversity data and resources to the World. Pamela S. Soltis, Director from the University of Florida’s Biodiversity Institute, shares... Read More
UFBI Travel Grants for Congressional Visits Day 2018
UFBI Travel Grants for Congressional Visits Day 2018 The American Institute of Biological Sciences is hosting its annual Congressional Visits... Read More
Interoceanic Highway: Story of Development and Biodiversity Cost
By Farah Carrasco-Rueda Highways constitute important drivers for moving the economy of a region. The Interoceanic Highway in Madre de Dios, Peru,... Read More