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The U.S. Department of State has selected seven distinguished scientists to serve as U.S. Science Envoys. They are Dr. Drew Harvell, Dr. Jessica Gephart, Dr. Christine Kreuder Johnson, Dr.
WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - The U.S. Department of State has selected seven distinguished scientists to serve as U.S. Science Envoys.They are Dr. Drew Harvell, Dr. Jessica Gephart, Dr. Christine Kreuder
A mysterious disease is killing off the West Coast's enormous sunflower sea star, so researchers have launched an ambitious effort to breed this species in captivity.
Dennis Wise/University of Washington hide caption toggle caption Dennis Wise/University of Washington On an island off the coast of Washington state, scientists have resorted to breeding sunflower sea stars in a lab. It's a desperate attempt to save the endangered animals from disappearing completely. Dennis Wise/University of Washington Jason Hodin hauls up a rope that's hanging from a dock in the waters off San Juan Island in the Pacific Northwest. At the end is a square, sandwich-size Tupperware container, with mesh-covered holes in the sides to let ...
Listen • 4:59 On an island off the coast of Washington state, scientists have resorted to breeding sunflower sea stars in a lab. It's a desperate attempt to save the endangered animals from disappearing completely. Jason Hodin hauls up a rope that's hanging from a dock in the waters off San Juan Island in the Pacific Northwest. At the end is a square, sandwich-size Tupperware container, with mesh-covered holes in the sides to let water flow through. Hodin pulls off the lid and peers inside at some crushed bits of shell. He points to some reddish-orange dots. "See that? T...