Meet bats in their natural habitat, find out how jaguars
live in the jungle, and watch as scientists use a scanning
electron microscope to reveal the intricate patterns
of Belize's pollen for the first time.
Our webcasts will introduce you to researchers in both
London
and
Las
Cuevas
, and discuss the unsolved mysteries that
drive the quest for knowledge about biodiversity.You'll
see the most modern scientific instruments in action,
and be escorted through the museum's extensive collection
of over 70 million biological and mineralogical specimens.
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Webcasts Live from Belize:
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Welcome
to the Jungle
Oct. 26 & 27, 2002, 1 p.m. PST
(weather permitting)
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See why science in the remote jungle
of the Chaquibul forest of Belize can feel like
an adventure movie.
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October 26, 2002
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October 27, 2002
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The
Wonder of Warblers
Oct. 30, 2002, 11 a.m. PST
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Ornithologists tell us about tagging and following the Hooded Warbler by radio through the rainforest of Belize.
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Jungle
Jaguars
Nov. 7, 2002, 11 a.m. PST
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Zoologist
Marcella
Kelly
from Virginia Tech University shares what
she's learned about jaguars in Belize and what they
tell us about the health of the forest.
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The
City Beneath the Jungle
Nov. 8, 2002, 11 a.m. PST
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In a special surprise treat, we strap
our satellite dish to the Landrover and take you
twenty miles from Las Cuevas to Caracol, the remains
of an ancient Mayan city that rivals any discovered
in Central America to date. Found in 1981, Caracol
has been the site of a major archeological excavation.
We talk with scientist Jaime Alwe and find out what
has been uncovered, and how the Mayans influenced
and were influenced by the forest.
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Local
Knowledge
Nov. 9, 2002, 1 p.m. PST
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Science at Las Cuevas would be impossible
without the locals who can steer researchers to
the right plants and animals and away from the wrong
ones. Meet the
people
who've spent their lives in the jungle and without
whom science at Las Cuevas wouldn't happen.
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The
Forest's Future
Nov. 10, 2002, 1 p.m. PST
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Our closing Webcast explores the fate
of this beautiful forest with station manager Chris
Minty.
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Webcasts Live from London:
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Smiling
Whiteflies
Nov. 1, 2002, 11 a.m. PST
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Find out what white flies have to
smile about with entomologist
Andrew
Polaszek
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History
in a Jar
Nov. 2, 2002, 11 a.m. PST
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We explore behind the scenes in the
"tank room" of the
Darwin
Centre
, where thousands of biological specimens
up to 300 years old are kept.
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The
Lab's Most Powerful Eye
Nov. 3, 2002, 1 p.m. PST
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Watch with the scientists as biologist
Peter Stafford and microscopist Chris Jones operate
the museum's scanning electron microscope (SEM).
You'll even see a live feed as the researchers look
at details from pollen grains collected in Las Cuevas
just a few weeks before the Webcast.
Find
out more
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Tour
the DNA Lab
Nov.
6
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2002, 11 a.m. PST
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Geneticist David Johnston shows us
the intricate tools used to analyze
DNA
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from high-tech machines that separate the chemicals
of genes to a collection of living snails specially
maintained to provide genetic specimens. He'll explain
how his DNA work provides clues to a disease that
affects 10 million people.
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