In NATURE's Crime Scene Creatures, we meet a specialized breed of scientists called forensic entomologists who study the insects associated with a human corpse. Though their work may seem less than glamorous to some, they are in fact vital members of criminal investigative teams. NATURE ...
A body has been discovered. Collect and analyze the evidence, then determine the postmortem interval (PMI). [SWF]/wnet/nature/files/2008/11/crimescene.swf, 550, 400 [/SWF]
Amid the pristine wilderness of Africa's Zambezi region unfolds a sinister tale of political upheaval, sexual intrigue, and Murder in the Troop. Along the banks of the mighty Zambezi River in the high plains of northern Zimbabwe, a troop of chacma baboons tend to their ...
NATURE explores the fascinating world of wildlife-related forensics in Crime Scene Creatures. They are among the most reliable witnesses to a crime -- expert in their testimony and bulletproof in their account. Yet they never utter a single word. They are the animals, plants, and ...
WEB SITES General Information Hawaii Whale Research Foundation http://www.hwrf.org/ The HWRF researches whales and provides educational outreach to help the community better understand and appreciate these majestic animals. Alaska Whale Foundation http://www.alaskawhalefoundation.org/ Alaska Whale Foundation is a nonprofit organization “committed to research, conservation, and public ...
The latest information we have on Toki comes from the Web site of Ol Pejeta Conservancy, dated November 24, 2008. The Ol Pejeta Conservancy would like to announce to Toki fans, that their favourite “celebrity” cheetah is doing well in his secure, 1,700 acre haven ...
Africa's lion population appears to be declining at an alarming rate. NATURE's The Vanishing Lions searches for explanations and solutions to the troubling trend. Across Africa, the King of Beasts is in trouble. In the late 20th century, wildlife preserves were created to curtail safari ...
NATURE's Encountering Sea Monsters follows Bob Cranston in his quest to film and understand the world's most mysterious cephalopods. Imagine coming face to face with a cannibalistic creature that is as tall as you are and has long tentacles, a razor-sharp beak, and skin that ...
NATURE's Animals Behaving Worse explores the wickedly ingenious ways our wild neighbors are staking their claim for territory in an increasingly human-controlled world. Charges of theft, property destruction, disturbing the peace, and even assault are on the rise -- against animals. It's become an all-out ...
