Volcanologist Richard Fiske loves fieldwork most of all—when he’s on the job, the Earth moves
Without free-roaming bands of wild horses, the American West just wouldn’t be the same
For archaeologists, the proof is in the pudding or rather, in the agave, cactus and other goodies
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In Down East Maine, the lobster means more than seafood
It’s colorless, odorless and gets no respect, but it’s vital to the cycle of life and we may be using too much
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Hey, Mr. White, That’s the Wrong Color for That
As hard as you might try, it’s not easy to keep folks from finding out that you’re color-blind
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Green activist Dan Barker is seeding many lives with hope
Planets Around Other Stars Are Hot Hot Hot
Suddenly we find that lots of nearby stars have their own planets, even though so far we can “see” only the giants
Galápagos seabirds tolerate human spectators, and crabs in Panama ignore cars (but hide from trucks)
Water, Water, Everywhere
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Did they once belong to Vietnam’s royal family? Perhaps. But for Ben Zucker, a “sleuth” of the gems trade, seeking the answer matters more than finding it
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Black Wolf: Ernest Thompson Seton
In his lifetime no one did more than Ernest Thompson Seton to promote the idea that nature is a very good thing
Wastewater Problem? Just Plant a Marsh
For some of the toughest environmental cleanups, plants can do it better and cheaper than we can
Nature’s Own Pooper-Scoopers Keep Earth Livable for All of Us
If it were not for dung beetles, members of the scarab family, every terrestrial organism would be up to its eyeballs in you know what
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