On July 4, 2013, NPR covered the release of the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation’s (EOWBF) video Ghost Rookeries: Climate Change and the Adelie Penguin. Ghost Rookeries, narrated by actor, conservationist, and member of the EOWBF Board of Advisors Harrison Ford, conveys the story of the Adelie Penguin, whose habitat—and thus the biodiversity of all of Antarctica—is being threatened by rea
Screen grab of the “Science Friday” website for the June 21, 2013 broadcast featuring E.O. Wilson Last week E.O. Wilson was the featured guest on NPR’s popular “Science Friday” broadcast. Show host Ira Flatow interviewed Wilson about many of the observations included in his recent book, Letters to a Young Scientist, including: • what turns promising students away from
In a regular feature on our blog, “Gorongosa Field Notes,” we will be showcasing journal entries, short videos, photographs, and other materials from a team of scientists working at the Gorongosa National Park and the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Laboratory at Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique. These scientists study the Gorongosa ecosystem—and the critical role of biodiversity—as part