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The Formosan Termite

The Formosan Termite

• Insects

The Formosan Termite is here. What should we do?

Beehives Threatening Mt. Hermon Ecosystem

Beehives Threatening Mt. Hermon Ecosystem

• Biodiversity
• domestication

Intensive rearing of honey bees is threatening the ecosystem of Mt. Hermon Nature Reserve

The Invention of String

The Invention of String

• Mammals
• prehistoric humans

The invention of string and how it was used

Research: Goat Grazing Aids Fire Prevention

Research: Goat Grazing Aids Fire Prevention

• global warning
• Mammals

How can goat grazing help prevent fires?

Post-doctoral Fellowship Recipients 2020

Post-doctoral Fellowship Recipients 2020

congratulations to the recipients of the SMNH Fellowships!

Eat, Save the Planet, Love: A Summary of the EAT-Lancet Report

Eat, Save the Planet, Love: A Summary of the EAT-Lancet Report

The EAT-Lancet Report is the most up-to-date and comprehensive scientific review of healthy nutrition for humans from environmentally healthy food systems.

Suez Canal Disaster

Suez Canal Disaster

• Biodiversity

The 150th anniversary of the Suez Canal

Wildlife on the Galapagos Islands

Wildlife on the Galapagos Islands

• Biodiversity
• evolution

How an archipelago near the Equator became a major focus for nature researchers

The Father Schmitz Collection

The Father Schmitz Collection

• exhibitions

The Father Schmitz collection, on display in the ‘Treasures of Biodiversity’ exhibition at the Steinhardt Museum of Natural History

Interactions among living organisms

Interactions among living organisms

• Biodiversity

In every environment, living organisms carry out a range of fascinating interactions.

How did the wolf become man’s best friend?

How did the wolf become man’s best friend?

• domestication
• evolution

Not everyone knows that the dog was the first animal to be domesticated by man.