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Two new bee species are mysterious pieces in the Panama puzzle

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Scientists have discovered two new, closely related bee species: one from Coiba Island in Panama and another from northern Colombia. Both descended from of a group of stingless bees that originated in the Amazon and moved into Central America, the ancestors of Mayan honeybees.

Blog Posted October 18, 2011 at 7:52 pm

Evolution of a Stream: Plants and sea-life claim new territory as glaciers retreat in Glacier Bay, Alaska

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As tidewater glaciers beat a hasty retreat up Glacier Bay in southeast Alaska, they uncover rocky, barren landscapes and feed cold lakes and streams — new habitat for life’s hardy explorers.

Blog Posted October 18, 2011 at 7:41 pm

New, higher estimates of endangered humpback whales in the North Pacific

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Scientists have increased the estimate on the number of humpback whales in the North Pacific Ocean. The increase follows a refined statistical analysis of data compiled in 2008 from the largest whale survey ever undertaken to assess humpback whale populations throughout the North Pacific.

Blog Posted October 18, 2011 at 5:13 pm
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