The exhibition is billed as the "broadest and most complete collection ever assembled of specimens, artifacts, original manuscripts and memorabilia related to Darwin."
On view until May 29, Darwin exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History
Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis), native here, invasive abroad.
Our ubiquitous jewelweed is an unwelcome visitor in England. Eric von Wettberg is studying the species genetic bottleneck in its adopted digs. Since a small number of individuals made the initial invasion, he is looking at how the plant has evolved its shade avoidance response (by which plants fit their growth patterns and phenology to maximize their success under a range of light conditions) to fit its new environs.
More on his work
From the Christian Science Monitor:
The influence wrought by invasive species could fuel an "explosion" of ecological change "to levels beyond all expectation."
Creationism: God's gift to the ignorant
As the religious right tries to ban the teaching of evolution in Kansas, Richard Dawkins speaks up for scientific logic - from the May 21 edition of The Times.
One word: bravo.
