Earthwatch-supported ecologist Dr. David Harper will use award from U.K.’s Darwin Initiative to expand research on lesser flamingo population.
Date: 7/18/2003
Earthwatch awards 25 educators from 6 states fellowships in partnership program to strengthen geography in schools
Date: 7/7/2003
Growth rings in samples of mammoth tusks from Mammoth Site of Hot Springs, South Dakota, yield details of mammoth site fidelity and season of death.
Date: 7/2/2003
Ten years of Earthwatch-supported research on the reefs of San Salvador Island, Bahamas, suggests long-term stability of hard coral populations.
Date: 6/25/2003
Chief Executive Frank Vorhies brings broad experience to expand Earthwatch's role in Europe
Date: 5/28/2003
A study of two baboon species in Ethiopia correlates testis size and mating system, supporting evolutionary theory of sperm competition.
Date: 5/22/2003
The study by Earthwatch-supported researchers of well-preserved tree-ring samples at Chankillo, Peru, promises more precise dating in Andean archaeology.
Date: 5/9/2003
A panel session at a George Wright Society conference explores the role of Earthwatch team members in the conservation of our natural and cultural heritage.
Date: 4/30/2003
The Mongolian-American collaborative excavating Bronze Age burials in the Khanuy Valley find a significant cemetery from the Xiongnu period.
Date: 4/15/2003
A field experiment conducted with the help of Earthwatch teams working with Tulane ecologist Dr. Lee Dyer in Costa Rica explores the sensitivity of a rainforest community to change.
Date: 4/15/2003
Earthwatch-sponsored researchers sign contract with the European Commission to conduct a four-year project, engaging stakeholders in the conservation of the Alboran Sea.
Date: 4/3/2003
An experiment conducted by Earthwatch teams on St. Croix demonstrates that leatherback sea turtles swim continually between nesting attempts, contrary to expectations.
Date: 3/24/2003