Natural Sciences
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The Chicago Field Museum Celebrates the Work of African American Taxidermist Carl Cotton
Cotton started working at the museum in the late 1940s, but he first became interested in taxidermy much earlier
As Popular in Her Day as J.K. Rowling, Gene Stratton-Porter Wrote to the Masses About America's Fading Natural Beauty
Despite her fame, you wouldn't know about this beloved writer unless you visit the vanishing Midwestern landscape she helped save
These Jellyfish Don't Need Tentacles to Deliver a Toxic Sting
Smithsonian scientists discovered that tiny 'mucus grenades' are responsible for a mysterious phenomenon known as 'stinging water'
You Can Now Download 150,000 Free Illustrations of the Natural World
The artworks, collected by the open-access Biodiversity Heritage Library, range from animal sketches to historical diagrams and botanical studies
At Long Last, an Exhibition Celebrates Centuries of Women at Work
A new show at New York's Grolier Club features the collection of Lisa Unger Baskin, who sought to share the untold stories of women in the workforce
Australia’s National Park Staff Is Now Air-Dropping Food to Wallabies
Wallabies often survive the bushfires, but their natural food sources do not
Like Humans, Grasshoppers Grapple With Gravity's Effects on Blood Pressure
After putting the insects into a linear accelerator, researchers got some surprisingly weighty results
Watch the Spectacular Eruption of One of Mexico’s Most Active Volcanoes
Officials say no one was hurt in the explosion. But over in the Philippines, a brewing eruption in threatens to be more severe
How These Nocturnal Moths Sparkle at Night
The nocturnal insect might flash its reflective spots at a potential mate
The Extinction of This U.S. Parrot Was Quick and Driven by Humans
A new study sequenced the genome of the Carolina parakeet, once the only parrot native to the eastern part of the country
The Ten Best Science Books of 2019
New titles explore the workings of the human body, the lives of animals big and small, the past and future of planet earth and how it's all connected
London Exhibit Celebrates Indian Artists Who Captured Natural History for the East India Company
Paintings once anonymized as "company art" will finally be labeled with the names of their creators
Yellowstone Bison Engineer an Endless Spring to Suit Their Grazing Needs
The cycle of grazing and fertilizing prolongs spring-like vegetation in grasslands and makes green-up more intense in following years
Text Messages Sent by Roaming Eagles Bankrupt Scientific Study
A steppe eagle named Min spent months out of range before reappearing in Iran and sending hundreds of expensive SMS texts
Voracious Purple Sea Urchins Are Ravaging Kelp Forests on the West Coast
The trouble started in 2013, when sea stars, an urchin predator, began to die off
Did a 1964 Earthquake Bring a Dangerous Fungus to the Pacific Northwest?
A new study posits that tsunamis triggered by the Great Alaska Earthquake washed Cryptococcus gattii onto the shore
Found: A Hub Where Humpback Whales Share Their Songs
A new study has found that whales from diverse locations gather at the Kermadec Islands, where they seem to transmit unique ditties
These Caterpillars Can Detect Color Using Their Skin, Not Their Eyes
In experiments, peppered moth caterpillars successfully camouflaged themselves even when blindfolded
The Term ‘Museum’ May Be Getting Redefined
But experts are divided on the proposed new definition
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