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Thanksgiving and the Myth of Native American "Savages"
Prominent scientists exaggerate the violence of Native Americans, whom European invaders ravaged.
Scavenger verssu Scavenger
Stone tools and fossil feces place both humans and giant hyenas at a mammoth carcass in ice age Spain
Paleo Profile: The Mud Dragon
This new dinosaur adds to the big picture of how the terrible lizards were faring at the end of the Cretaceous
How to Resist an Unjust Regime Nonviolently
For decades, political scientist Gene Sharp has promoted nonviolent strategies for countering oppression
Dan Rather: Now, More Than Ever, We Must Stand Up for Science
The Trump administration is outlining policies that put our response to climate change in deep jeopardy and threaten to change the fundamental direction of science in the U.S.
New View: Carbon Is Not the Enemy
Architect William McDonough says the world should exploit carbon as an asset, not demonize it as a liability
East of Siberia: A Tiger Conservationist in the Urban Jungle
To get vaccinated against tick-borne encephalitis, I need to leave the forest
The Future of U.S. Health Reform under the Trump Administration
Repealing the Affordable Care Act, as the president-elect and GOP lawmakers want to do, will be tricky—and replacing it even trickier
An Open Letter from and to Female Scientists
In the aftermath of the election results, a group of women in the sciences has banded together to speak out against anti-intellectualism, inequality, sexism and discrimination
About That Premature Graying...
What’s behind a young dog’s gray muzzle?
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