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What’s It All About, Algae?
These sun-powered green dynamos are so much more than pond scum.
Viruses: the Ugly, the Bad, and the Good
Some of these biological agents are being recruited to combat bacterial infections.
Neuroeconomics
Brains combine critical, immediate payoffs with exceptional costs.
Profiling a Pandemic
Who were the victims of the Spanish flu?
Improbable Replications
Replaying evolution, often but not inevitably, yields similar outcomes.
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
How Diamonds Are Polished
Processes to transform a diamond in the rough into the exquisite brilliant of commerce
North to 88 and the First Crossing of The Polar Sea
“When one goes forth a-voyaging He has a tale to tell.”
Monkeys Trained as Harvesters
Instances of a Practice Extending from Remote Times to the Present
Voracious Evolution
Discoveries of more complete remains of cartilagenous fishes have shed new light on the prehistory of sharks and their relatives.
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
