tales from the wild metropolis
How do you assign a value to nature, or to a specific component of an ecosystem? Humans have various methods for assigning worth to natural resources and ecosystem services, but how would you go about appraising the unintentional contributions to science made by the small, easy-to-overlook Peppered Moth (Biston betularia)?
A scientists’ work is never done. That’s because there’s always another layer to peel away, another stone to turn, another angle from which to view the situation. Case in point—nearly 200 years ago, Charles Darwin made the connection between the size and shape of a finch’s beak and the availability of the seeds they eat;... Continue Reading →
Next-Door Nature 