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Orra White Hitchcock’s elegant 19th century geological drawings shine at the American Folk Art Museum
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"Wild, Wonderful" West Virginia's Decapitated Mountains and Deformed Fish
A scientist documents the poisoning of the state’s waters by the coal industry
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How Math Helped Me Learn Early Music
Abstract algebra class gave me the kick in the rear I needed to focus on the relationships between notes
Up to the Neck in Plesiosaurs
An exceptional skeleton offers new clues about how plesiosaurs moved their necks.
A Brief History of How We Figured Out How Lava Happens: Melting the Earth
A very entertaining read on how we figured out how volcanoes actually work
Why I Confronted the American Association for the Advancement of Science
It’s because honoring scientific harassers sends the wrong message—and you can speak up, too
The Power of Anomalies
Progress in science is sometimes propelled by the discovery of experimental oddities that inspire a fresh perspective on nature
Spinosaurus Was a Terrible Swimmer
This famous dinosaur wasn't very skilled in the water, after all
Holly Krieger's Favorite Theorem
The Cambridge mathematician expounds on the delightful irony of Brouwer's fixed-point theorem
Can Mars Be Terraformed?
If we’re limited to existing technology, the task would be daunting, to say the least
The Apex and the (Possible) End of Fissure 8
Have we seen the last days of Fissure 8? Or is it merely sleeping.
The Late(?), Great Fissure 8
Kilauea's gone quiet, but is this really the end of the Lower East Rift Zone eruption?
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