You can’t believe everything you think
Wild Things: Life as We Know It
Bumblebees, elephants and endless summer
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Astronomers have found about 200 planets orbiting other stars, and they say it’s only a matter of time before they discover another Earth
Why our solar system just shrank
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Our fossil collection is already the world’s largest. But we’re in search of a complete T. rex
Svante Pääbo has probed the DNA of Egyptian mummies and animals. Now he hopes to decode the DNA of our evolutionary cousins
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Glaciers in the Pacific Northwest have recorded hundreds of years of climate history, helping researchers plot how quickly the planet is warming
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An Interview with Rob Irion, Author of “The Planet Hunters”
Rob Irion spoke with Amy Crawford about his article, “The Planet Hunters”
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Time often shapes perceptions
Even IRS auditors will tremble in my presence
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Interview with J. Madeleine Nash, Author of “Storm Warnings”
Nash, a science reporter, discusses her most thrilling weather experience, and her fascination with the scariest forces of nature
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This month, pandas and other exotic creatures go on view at the National Zoo’s new Asia Trail
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Is global warming to blame for the intensity of recent Atlantic hurricanes? While experts debate that question, they agree that tempests are headed our way
Wild Things: Life As We Know It
Human behavior, primate intelligence, meal planning, tree-dwelling orchids and detangling history
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Mountain lions are thought to be multiplying in the West and heading east. Can we learn to live with these beautiful, elusive creatures?
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Interview with Steve Kemper, Author of “Cougars on the Move”
Kemper talks about how cougars have been hated throughout history and what surprised him while researching the animals
Wild Things: Life As We Know It
Figs, canary songs, whales with legs, ancient flowering shrubs and beaver dams
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