Press Release
Learn More About Your World and Earth Events With American Museum of Natural History's Science Bulletins at
The Wildlife Experience
DENVER – May 24, 2004 – The Wildlife Experience presents several new Science Bulletins and Data Visualizations that highlight scientific curiosities from around the globe. These videos and animations are made possible by one of The Wildlife Experience's partnerships, the American Museum of Natural History.
First from this collection of videos is Hello Jelly! Increasingly, marine researchers are finding that there are far more jellies and jellyfish in the world's oceans than previously believed. Indeed, these creatures may play an unexpectedly large role in ocean ecosystems. This BioBulletin video, which features spectacular underwater footage, follows scientists at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute as they retrieve jellies from the deep. Hello Jelly! begins on June 1 st .
Learn about the destructive and reconstructive power of Fire . Large fires, whether human-set or naturally occurring, have a significant impact on the biosphere. By monitoring the occurrence of large fires around the world, scientists are learning more about the causes, effects, and timing of these events. This Bio Bulletin data visualization, based on data gathered by NASA satellites, examines the ecological impact of a California wildfire in 2003.
The feature video from the Earth Bulletin is The Rise of Oxygen. This video follows scientists' efforts to discover where this key element to Earth's success originated. Researchers are getting closer to understanding the origin of oxygen and The Rise of Oxygen illustrates their methods and resources for their studies.
The last of these is a Data Visualization entitled Sea Ice. Sea ice is an important indicator of Earth's warming climate. This Earth Bulletin data visualization, based on data gathered by satellites, reveals a marked decrease in Arctic sea-ice coverage since 1979. Sea Ice begins on June 18 th .
The Wildlife Experience is proud to have teamed up with the American Museum of Natural History to provide these intriguing and informative Science Bulletins. They provide insight on current earth and scientific events and a deeper understanding of our dynamic planet.
For more information about The Wildlife Experience and the American Museum of Natural History's Science Bulletins, please call (720) 488-3300.
