Jun 1, 2001

Museum ‘Morgue’ Helps Scientists Assess Habitats

When Alvin Braswell spotted a river frog along the edge of North Carolina’s Lumber River in 1974, he didn’t know that he had found a rare amphibian — the last river…

May 1, 2001

Corals and Sea Urchins: Two Parts of the Same Story

The biodiversity of a coral reef often is compared to that of a tropical rain forest. Bountiful. Lavishly beautiful. Teeming with life. Rich enough in resources to feed and heal Earth's six billion souls. Now, add "threatened" to the list of similarities.