Henrietta Lacks' cells were essential in developing the polio vaccine and were used in scientific landmarks such as cloning, gene mapping and in vitro fertilization.

Cracking the Code of the Human Genome

Henrietta Lacks’ ‘Immortal’ Cells

Journalist Rebecca Skloot’s new book investigates how a poor black tobacco farmer had a groundbreaking impact on modern medicine

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Another Look at Asia’s “Shark-Toothed Dragon”

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Another Downside to Your Classic Green Lawn

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See Scotland from an Eagle’s Point of View

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New Study Suggests Alligators Breathe Like Birds

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Test Your Science Knowledge

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New Mural for Dinosaur National Monument

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Picture of the Week—An Ostrich

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Paleo Poetry by Charles H. Sternberg

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The Birds and the Bees and the…Crickets?

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Mix Dinosaurs on the iPhone

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Dinosaur Sighting: A Superior Dinosaur

Of all places I would expect to find a dinosaur sculpture, the north shore of Lake Superior outside of Duluth, Minnesota would be the last on the list

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Pollution and India’s Reptiles

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Can Rain Start a Forest Fire?

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Face-to-Face With Dinosaurs in the “Morning of Time”

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Climate Change on Exhibit

The exhibit may shock, sadden or inspire you, or perhaps all three

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New Website Has the Scoop on Pterosaurs

The great thing about the Internet is that it makes it easy to find out about just about anything

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Picture of the Week—Iron in the Sun’s Corona

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Poor, Dumb, Infected Dinosaurs

The stinking passion flower (Passiflora foetida) is native to wet tropical areas in the West Indies and central South America.

Ten Plants That Put Meat on Their Plates

In addition to the well-known Venus flytrap, many other plant species feed on bugs or crustaceans

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