On Tuesday the Zoological Society of London launched a new conservation called Edge. It’s an acronym for ‘ecologically distinct and globally endangered’ and was described in The Guardian newspaper as an ambitious project by British scientists to … [Read more...] about New Conservation Program Unlikely to Save Already Extinct Dolphin
Archives for January 18, 2007
Global Warming and the Statistics of Record-Breaking Temperatures: S. Redner and Mark R. Petersen
"Almost every summer, there is a heat wave somewhere in the US that garners popular media attention. During such hot spells, daily record high temperatures for various cities are routinely reported in local news reports. A natural question arises: … [Read more...] about Global Warming and the Statistics of Record-Breaking Temperatures: S. Redner and Mark R. Petersen