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Arizona Scientists Working to Control Galapagos Rat Population without Poison

February 28, 2023 By quadcities Leave a Comment

The chain of 19 islands that make up the Galapagos archipelago have been called “a priceless living laboratory.” The vast biodiversity of these islands that lie 600 miles off the coast of Ecuador is said to have inspired the theory of evolution. Now, a Northern Arizona organization is working to help protect the islands from an invasive rat population that is threatening not only many of the endemic species of the Galapagos, but also the farms that are vital to the islands’ 40,000 human … [Read more...] about Arizona Scientists Working to Control Galapagos Rat Population without Poison

Filed Under: Business, Education, Local News, Tourism Tagged With: Agencia de Bioseguridad Galápagos, Alliance for Contraception in Cats & Dogs, Animal Balance, conservation of the Enchanted Islands, Dr. Cheryl Dyer, Dr. Loretta Mayer, Flagstaff Festival of Science, Galapagos archipelago, Ramsey Social Justice Foundation, The Galapagos Project, WISDOM LLC, Women in Science Doing Outreach and Mentoring

Exploring the Gilded World of Pharaohs, Mummies, Pyramids and ‘the Afterlife that Built Egypt’

August 27, 2022 By quadcities Leave a Comment

Zahi Hawass calls himself a simple man, but the world’s foremost Egyptologist spends much of his time with ancient royalty, gods and goddesses. In fact, Dr. Hawass is revered as a legend in his own right, charmed by Aphrodite herself, inspired by the Great Pyramid builder Khufu and driven by the “magic of Egypt” to coax the desert sand into giving up secrets of what he calls “the world’s greatest civilization.” This fall, with the help of CT scans and DNA technology, Hawass expects to reveal the … [Read more...] about Exploring the Gilded World of Pharaohs, Mummies, Pyramids and ‘the Afterlife that Built Egypt’

Filed Under: Education, Local News, Tourism Tagged With: Arizona Nordic Village, Arizona Office of Tourism, Egyptologist Zahi Hawass, Flagstaff Dark Skies Coalition, Flagstaff Festival of Science, Mummies, Pharaohs, Pyramids, the Afterlife that Built Egypt, Zahi Hawass

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