Science

Earthwatch research shows effect of climate change on marmots

Earthwatch researchers have found that a thinner snow layer in winter may result in a decrease in litter sizes for marmot moms.

Conservation plan to protect Grevy's zebra

Scientific American: Earthwatch referenced in a positive article on conservation plans to protect endangered zebras in Kenya.

Current Biology: Protected Areas - Protected Species?

Current Biology article profiling the work of Earthwatch scientists Dr Luke Dollar and Dr John Cigliano on protected areas.

Earthwatch research published in Ecology Journal

Cover image and article 'Revisiting the evolution of ecological specialization' from Dr. Lee Dyer's research on Earthwatch expedition Climate Change and Caterpillars

Moth migration and climate change

Citizen scientists get to grips with Earthwatch moth survey.

Capturing Carbon in Kenyan Communities

Dr. Mark Huxham explains how his Earthwatch project in Kenya’s Gazi Bay will generate funding by selling credits on the global carbon market.

Kuoni Holiday Health Experiment

New study to research impacts of volunteering on health. Holiday company Kuoni Travel has teamed up with Earthwatch and healthcare charity, Nuffield Health, to better understand the health impact of different types of holiday travel on personal well-being.

Iceland volcanoes could power British homes

Earthwatch's Dan Bebber talks to Sky News about the potential of supplying the UK with renewable energy from Iceland.

Protected Areas for Wildlife

Earthwatch scientists, Dr's Luke Dollar and John Cigliano, speak to The Ecologist about protected areas for wildlife - and if they really work.

Field Notes: April 2012

Costa Rica’s Leatherback Sea Turtles may spend “Lost Years” on hatchling highways: lessons from Playa Grande.

Citizen Science in the Caribbean

Data collected by Earthwatch volunteers inform Jamaican coral reef conservation plan.

Field Notes: February 2012

Earthwatch scientists report on "head honcho" marmots and a newly described species of mouse lemur.

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