Notebook

  1. Ecosystems

    Madagascar’s Fantastic Forests

    Produced by WBUR in Boston to accompany a special program on Madagascar, this award-winning Web site offers a remarkably detailed look at life on this island, with a focus on the struggle to preserve Earth’s diversity of life. It includes photo galleries, audio clips, videos, maps, and much more. Go to: http://www.wbur.org/special/madagascar/

    By Science News
  2. Humans

    From the August 22, 1936, issue

    Hummingbirds in flight, a cosmic-ray detector, and rare metals in meteorites.

    By Science News
  3. Humans

    ThinkQuest Winners

    In the ThinkQuest competition, teams of students from around the world create educational Web sites. Take a look at this year’s winners, which feature imaginative and engaging efforts on such topics as avian flu, mathematics history, information inequality in the digital age, minerals and mining, artificial intelligence, and more.