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When Edvard Munch painted the first version of his magnum opus “The Scream,” he penned an accompanying diary entry…
When you first step inside the New York Aquarium’s new shark exhibit, Ocean Wonders: Sharks!, the only thing…
An otherworldly cloud phenomena found high in Earth’s atmosphere is becoming more visible due to our greenhouse gas e…
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Hidden throughout Southern Appalachia is the world’s most diverse salamander population. But while these small…
I want to talk about clouds. Intellectually, I know they’re just masses of foggy moisture suspended in the ocean of…
I think we can all agree that hunting rhinos is a bad idea, but at least two suspected poachers learned that the…
Whales have an unfinished story. The plot so far has been enthralling; they’ve evolved from four-legged dog-like…
Summer’s here. Earthbound as we are, the season’s warm temperatures and lazy nights give us ample opportunity to go…
It’s been almost three years since Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha was tipped by a friend, at a barbecue of all places, that…
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The Humboldt marten was once a denizen of vast swaths of old growth forests in Northern California and Southern…
As one might expect, the desolate and remote East Antarctic Plateau is home to Earth’s coldest temperatures. What is…
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