Zachary Burton ‘14 impacts the public’s understanding of climate change and space science through poetry and social media, publishing this case study in the “International Journal of Environmental Sciences & Natural Resources”
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In honor of this weekend's last episode of Game of Thrones, we investigate whether or not “dragon glass” is real and what it actually is.
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Bowdoin professors teach about climate change from within the parameters of their disciplines, but, taken together, these classes offer students a multidimensional view on an issue that affects every aspect of our world.
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Volcanic eruptions, earth-shattering quakes, and continents on the move have forged the planet we call home. Celebrate Earth Day by taking a journey from mid-coast Maine to Russia and New Zealand with geoscientist Rachel Beane.
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Service trips, training camps, and leadership courses took students from the Caribbean to Silicon Valley and many places in between, while faculty members could be found pursuing their research in Europe, Asia, and elsewhere.
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A hint: It's a mix of yellow and blue.
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Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor of Natural Sciences Rachel Beane, winner of this year's Neil Miner Award, says she wouldn't be the teacher she is without the help and support of her colleagues in the Earth and Oceanographic Science Department.
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Sizable grants were awarded to pursue research in the areas of biology, chemistry, oceanography, neuroscience, and anthropology. Dean for Academic Affairs Elizabeth McCormack said it’s been a banner year for the College.
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The paper, published in the journal Current Biology, provides the first experimental evidence that wild birds—in this case Savannah Sparrows—learn how to sing based on sounds heard in early life.
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This fall, earth and oceanographic science professor Phil Camill is teaching a six-session course, on alternating Monday evenings, about climate change and “weird weather.” The attendees are mostly retired people living in Brunswick and nearby who belong to the Association of Bowdoin Friends.
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A team of scientists that includes Bowdoin professor Phil Camill has just released new findings on a question with significant implications for the future of the planet: how will the Earth’s peatlands, particularly the vast stretches in the Arctic, respond to global warming? Will they serve as carbon sinks or carbon sources?
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