https://bardenlab.org/home daily 1.0 2018-10-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59429a0486e6c078edd0588e/1497539187264-QS3UQ28TLKYX6WBZGQDT/haidobgSLIM.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59429a0486e6c078edd0588e/1497541118245-XUZ73F62UGQRKDMYTSC4/azteca.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59429a0486e6c078edd0588e/1499995810444-BN27651I0IOQYN1IHCIW/NJITlog Home https://bardenlab.org/outreach-media daily 0.75 2017-07-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59429a0486e6c078edd0588e/1500827217783-8SP3TZJ5D2RGR7T87T9V/myrmex_comicCover.jpg Outreach Media - Myrmex: A Comic Ant-thology A crowd-funded collaborative effort between illustrators and scientists, Myrmex is a publicly available print and E-book resource for K-12 teachers. The book creatively covers concepts in general biology and biodiversity, and has been distributed to classrooms in New York City. [Link] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59429a0486e6c078edd0588e/1500827217783-8SP3TZJ5D2RGR7T87T9V/myrmex_comicCover.jpg Outreach Media - Myrmex: A Comic Ant-thology A crowd-funded collaborative effort between illustrators and scientists, Myrmex is a publicly available print and E-book resource for K-12 teachers. The book creatively covers concepts in general biology and biodiversity, and has been distributed to classrooms in New York City. [Link] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59429a0486e6c078edd0588e/1500843095142-U8H6F1ZEIF7721NYGTBB/Ants_of_Central_Park_v1.2.jpg Outreach Media - Key to Ants of Central Park Approximately 40 ant species are known to inhabit Central Park in New York City. This dichotomous identification key is meant to assist citizen scientists and researchers interested in urban ant fauna. [Link] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59429a0486e6c078edd0588e/1500827765943-SIYOZK812QFSKMO82X7L/IMG_7982.JPG Outreach Media - Amber Secrets Museum Exhibit The Amber Secrets exhibit at the Houston Museum of Natural Science in Houston, Texas, featured fossil ants from the Cretaceous. Pictured here is a live 3D printing display, printing a large sculpture of the now extinct ant, Haidomyrmex scimitarus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59429a0486e6c078edd0588e/1500828331847-J60649LLH2OPU9N41O0T/picsci.jpg Outreach Media - Picturing Science Museum Exhibit -ray images of fossil ant specimens were showcased at the American Museum of Natural History Picturing Science exhibit in New York City, New York. 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Unassuming and often dismissed, they are a great system for sparking curiosity and appreciation for the natural world. The idea that the same tiny ants that seem like simple household nuisances have complex societies and a history stretching back to the age of dinosaurs seems to hit all the right notes for inspiring the latent scientist in just about anyone. Our research has been shared in museum exhibits, after school and summer programs, lectures, and even a comic book! 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Iridomyrmex attack Iridomyrmex workers raiding a freshly damaged termite mound. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59429a0486e6c078edd0588e/1500935895068-SFZNK7H50IQORHOHQ47V/DSCF2277.JPG Fieldwork https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59429a0486e6c078edd0588e/1500937346310-6BX60KB6LY8Q5KSD9HKG/DSC_0245.JPG Fieldwork - Cambay Amber https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59429a0486e6c078edd0588e/1500937386314-52U5WEXIQG16A2QMMZ6A/DSC_0323.JPG Fieldwork - Industrial Excavation We watch as a Backhoe fills trucks bound for nearby a powerplant with thousands of pounds of lignite. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59429a0486e6c078edd0588e/1500937338831-WKL6W6H01HHG1BUYGLNQ/DSC_0165.JPG Fieldwork - Industrial Excavation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59429a0486e6c078edd0588e/1500937424442-PDF0EITRFL5G1KC0F6LB/DSC_0407.JPG Fieldwork - Cambay Amber https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59429a0486e6c078edd0588e/1500937407937-8TSETWEG1QHA7R4XZT82/DSC_0365.JPG Fieldwork - 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Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://bardenlab.org/gianpiero daily 0.75 2024-10-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59429a0486e6c078edd0588e/95a215bb-ff4b-43cc-b3dc-279fd4d747fe/20221024_132724.jpg Gianpiero Fiorentino https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59429a0486e6c078edd0588e/1500928699252-IATJN09XKIS1PQM7VNNN/image-asset.png Gianpiero Fiorentino https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59429a0486e6c078edd0588e/1500928806116-OBHCNK0SXHJMGAVHWULA/image-asset.png Gianpiero Fiorentino