Joseph McClain

College of William & Mary

Latest articles by Joseph McClain

sciencelives, sl, yeast, DNA, genes, molecular biology

Picking On Yeast For Genetic Answers

By Joseph McClain published

Scientist learns a lot about how human DNA works by studying yeast.

Genetics
geologists examine water in Jamestown

Pocahontas Drank Here (But You Wouldn't Want To)

By Joseph McClain published

Geologists examine water consumed by Jamestown colonists and find it's really, really nasty.

Archaeology
research in action, ria, Hurricane Irene, whimbrel, ecology, storms, shorebird, migration, hunting, shooting swamps, College of William & Mary, birds, Tropical Storm Maria, Guadeloupe, Chinquapin, Goshen, Hope, Machi, Virginia Eastern Shore, Bryan Watts,

Whimbrels Migrate Thousands Of Miles, Only To Be Gunned Down

By Joseph McClain published

Tracked shorebirds navigate through storms only to be killed by hunters.

Human Behavior
ria, research in action, archaeology, slavery, African American, history, American history, Colonial, Williamsburg, Colonial Williamsburg, William & Mary, national science foundation, nsf,

William & Mary's Colonial-era Foundations Add to College's Mystery

By Joseph McClain published

Newly unearthed foundations date to the Colonial period of the College of William & Mary and may be associated with enslaved 18th century staff.

Archaeology
endangered species, birds, woodpeckers, red-cockadeds,

Woodpecker Revival Runs Out of Room

By Joseph McClain published

A "chick boom" among Virginia's population of endangered red-cockaded woodpeckers may mean the birds are outgrowing their limited habitat.

Birds