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Florida panther: Dead cat walking
St. Petersburg TimesThe Florida panther is in worse shape than ever. Although there are now 100 of them, thanks to a bold genetic experiment in 1995, the panthers are crowded into a smaller area than ever. Officials from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have never blocked any development that wipes out panther habitat, even manipulating numbers and using flawed science to justify saying yes to projects. As a result, genetic defects and other problems are now cropping up, leading to predictions that the state animal is just a dead cat walking. More…
Living Galapagos
Carolina Photojournalism and MultimediaFor all of the attention that Charles Darwin brought to the Galápagos Islands, most people know surprisingly little about them. Since Darwin’s birth 200 years ago, the people of Galápagos - both residents and tourists - have fundamentally changed the natural habitat of the formerly pristine archipelago. This multimedia project is the first of its kind to explore issues like illegal immigration, illegal fishing, invasive species and more through video, photos, panos, timelapse, and infographics. More…
Mapping Memory in 3D
National Geographic3D interactive graphic on the inner workings of the mind. More…
50 Years Since Sputnik
The New York TimesSputnik 1, the world's first artificial satellite, was launched on Oct. 4, 1957, aboard a Soviet R-7 rocket. Circling the Earth every 96 minutes at about 18,000 miles per hour, it touched off an intense space race with the United States. More…
Jean-Michel Cousteau Ocean Adventures
PBS OnlineThe site for this television special (produced by KQED in San Francisco) combines beautiful underwater film and photography with rich resources for educators and interactive games, all focused on preserving our undersea ecosystem. More…
Elegant Universe, The
PBS OnlineEleven dimensions, parallel universes, and a world made out of strings. It's not science fiction, it's string theory. Focus on the slide shows & interactives. More…
Airbus A380
Spiegel OnlineNice little flash piece visualizing the size of the new Airbus A380. More…
Mars Never Dreamed Of, A
National GeographicA detailed presentation of the most current research on the Red Planet. More…
Hydrogen : The Energy Carrier of the Future
Ny OrkaA simple in-depth explanation of where hydrogen comes from and how it can be used for energy. More…
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