Female Birds Sing, Too
When a long-dominant theory about sexual selection’s role in the evolution of bird song is corrected, what happens to conventional ideas about the sex of singing birds?
Tagged: Animals
Edgy Stuff: May 2016 Recommendations
May 2016 recommendations from the Edge Effects editorial board.
An Ode to Madison’s Lake Monster
A story about sea serpents, water spirits, and how Madison’s lake monster lore invites an ethic of coexistence.
Chernobyl at Thirty: A Special Edition Environment and Health Roundtable
Drawing from presentations at the recent meeting of the American Society for Environmental History in Seattle, a historian, an ecologist, and a political scientist bring their different perspectives to bear on central questions of knowledge stirred by Chernobyl. What have we learned, or not?
The Urban Buzz: Pollinator Protection in Madison, Wisconsin
A variety of bees inhabit urban spaces alongside us. In Madison, efforts are underway to improve habitats for the pollinators.
Edgy Stuff: March 2016 Recommendations
March 2016 recommendations from the Edge Effects editorial board.
Alan Bennett: An Ecological Storyteller
An ecologist channels a lifetime of studying birds into intricate wood carvings.
January 2016 Recommendations, A Farewell, and Three New Members of the Editorial Team
A few announcements plus January 2016 recommendations from the Edge Effects editorial board.
Chloroform and Butcher Birds: Violence in Late 19th-Century Children’s Literature
Children’s novels from the nature study movement contain strikingly violent episodes, a fact that pushes us to rethink our understanding of period environmental ethics.
Killing Birds
The recent collection of a rare bird re-ignites the debate among scientists and broader publics about the value of lethal techniques for studying wildlife.
