Making of Ankylosaur Attack: Daniel Loxton on location in South-Western Alberta. Photo by Cheryl Hebert [More]
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What makes a great science book for kids? Scientific accuracy is certainly important but on its own it isn't enough.
Read More »The three things I learned at the Purdue Conference for Pre-Tenure Women: on being a radical scholar
The kiddo is asleep for the night.
Read More »The three things I learned at the Purdue Conference for Pre-Tenure Women: on being a radical scholar
The kiddo is asleep for the night. My husband and I sit on kitchen countertops, facing each other
Read More »Pieces of the Human Evolutionary Puzzle: Who Was Australopithecus sediba?
Few things remain as mysterious--or controversial--as our own history as a species. [More]
Read More »Newly Discovered Hawaiian Bird Could Already Be Extinct
Here’s something amazing: a new bird species has been discovered in the U.S. [More]
Read More »Jurassic Mammal Moves Back Marsupial Divergence
A newly described pointy-nosed, rat-like animal did not just crawl out of some unsuspecting city’s sewers.
Read More »Just What is the Brain-Eating "Amoeba" Naegleria fowleri?
In the media this week were reports (see here and here and here) that the brain-eating amoeba Naeglaria fowleri has killed three people this summer, as it does in a typical year. [More]
Read More »Butterfly Uses "Supergene" to Mimic Other Toxic Species [Video]
Many species have developed deceptive appearances to fool would-be predators by taking on the look of other unpalatable species. [More]
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