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Salmon
The way they live, the food they eat, and the effect on us
The Story of Gosling Sandhill
A true but unlikely tale
Story and Photographs by William Rowan
The Eugenics Movement in Retrospect
Despite warnings by biologists and geneticists, eminent individuals and venerable institutions helped promote a false theory that led to sterilizations and genocide.
Civilizing Social Media
Strategies for depolarizing political discourse
Enslavement and the Environment
A case study: eighteenth-century Dominica
Oxygenation Stutter Steps
Increasing day length on the early Earth boosted oxygen released by photosynthetic cyanobacteria.
Wallacea Woman
Genomic evidence shows that Denisovans and modern humans may have overlapped in Wallacea.
Congo Rainmaker
Evapotranspiration is the largest source of water vapor in the Congo rainforest during the spring rainy season.
A Dragon Tale
Pterosaur with 1-meter-long skull was Australia's largest known flying reptile.
Voracious Evolution
Discoveries of more complete remains of cartilagenous fishes have shed new light on the prehistory of sharks and their relatives.
Sociable Killers
New studies of the white shark (aka great white) show that its social life and hunting strategies are complex
Sharks: Man-Eaters and Others
With suggestions that Americans turn to economic account some of the smaller species of the Atlantic Coast
“Robinson Crusoe’s Children”
The Strange Story of Nine English Mutineers Who Took Up Their Abode With Their Native Tahitian Wives, on a Desert Island in the South Seas.
Mounting Horse Skeletons to Exemplify Different Gaits and Actions
A Glimpse behind the Scenes at the American Museum
A Day in Patagonia
Collecting remains of prehistoric animals in southernmost South America
A Star Is Born
The fleshy pink "fingers" on the snout of the star-nosed mole point to this animal's unique evolutionary history.
Fossil Discoveries in Downtown San Diego
A mammoth tusk is discovered during an excavation for a new building
Evolution of the First Flowers
Florida Museum of Natural History Study Provides New Insight.
Dinosaur Hunting
The badlands of southeastern Utah, home to part of the
dinosaur-rich layer of rocks called the Morrison Formation
Nature.net
Rad Toys
Science toys you can build or buy for you and the other kids in your life.
Best Things in Life
Where to find Natural History archives and other free stuff
The Third R
With the spotlight on ’rithmetic, there are now free online sites where you can practice your math skills.
Pain in the Knee
Alternatives to surgery for treating joint pain from arthritis
