Angela Hsiung – Athens Science Observer https://athensscienceobserver.com A Closer Look at the Science Around Us Thu, 18 Apr 2019 12:41:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/athensscienceobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/cropped-eye512.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Angela Hsiung – Athens Science Observer https://athensscienceobserver.com 32 32 94425623 Pooper Snooper: Four-legged conservation heroes at work https://athensscienceobserver.com/2019/04/18/pooper-snooper-four-legged-conservation-heroes-at-work/ Thu, 18 Apr 2019 12:41:18 +0000 http://athensscienceobserver.com/?p=9322 From hunting to detection of drugs and bombs to search and rescue, it seems there is no limit to the ways we can take advantage of the keen sense of smell possessed by man’s best friend. What is less known is that the same qualities that enable dogs to find drugs and track down animals […]

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]]> 9322 Swimming the ladder https://athensscienceobserver.com/2018/10/09/swimming-the-ladder/ Tue, 09 Oct 2018 11:45:24 +0000 http://athensscienceobserver.com/?p=9021 The annual upstream migration of salmons to their spring spawning habitat is fairly well-known. However, most people may not know that this behavior is common among other fish species as well, including sturgeons, American shad, and American eels. The distance that fish travel during migration can vary widely – some fish do not need to […]

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]]> 9021 Coffee and sustainability Part II: Have your coffee and drink it too https://athensscienceobserver.com/2018/08/19/coffee-and-sustainability-part-ii-have-your-coffee-and-drink-it-too/ Sun, 19 Aug 2018 21:46:14 +0000 http://athensscienceobserver.com/?p=8820 In the previous post of this series, I pointed out how some current coffee farming practices often lead to clear-cut of rainforests, leaving less habitat for wildlife populations and thus threatening their persistence. “Well, that sounds pretty terrible,” you say, “but I’m not willing to give up the one thing that gets me out of […]

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]]> 8820 Coffee and sustainability Part I: The caffeinated inconvenient truth https://athensscienceobserver.com/2018/07/08/coffee-and-sustainability-part-i-the-caffeinated-inconvenient-truth/ Mon, 09 Jul 2018 00:46:47 +0000 http://athensscienceobserver.com/?p=8692 For my Master’s research, I was fortunate to study avian ecology in Costa Rica where I developed a deep appreciation for the incredible bird diversity observed there. Other things that also stayed with me from the experience was the scenic coffee farms and the friendly farmers who not only let me work on their properties […]

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]]> 8692 Captive breeding and reintroduction programs: the last-ditch effort in conservation https://athensscienceobserver.com/2018/02/24/captive-breeding-and-reintroduction-programs-the-last-ditch-effort-in-conservation/ Sat, 24 Feb 2018 22:53:27 +0000 http://athensscienceobserver.com/?p=8170 George had a problem. He was at least 100 years old and had been living in the same place for 40 years. He led a relatively simple life, though was somewhat overweight and had not left his confining compound since 1972. What was the most unusual thing about George was that he was under enormous […]

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]]> 8170 He leks me, he leks me not… https://athensscienceobserver.com/2017/09/22/he-leks-me-he-leks-me-not/ Fri, 22 Sep 2017 04:49:03 +0000 http://athensscienceobserver.com/?p=7503 The breeding behavior of animals is vastly diverse and has fascinated biologists for centuries. Birds sing elaborate songs and flash their colorful plumage, some mammals fight with each other for the right to breed with females, and some insects offer food as nuptial gifts to win their ladies’ hearts (who says romance is dead?). Among […]

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