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For a Peek Inside Wisconsin’s Watery Past, Thank the Microbes

Since its discovery in the 1980s, a fossil site in a Milwaukee suburb has borne some of the best-preserved soft-bodied organisms from the Silurian.

May 5, 2021 | 950 words, about 4 minutes

Cut Off From the Ocean by a Volcanic Eruption, These Fish Had to Learn to Live in a Lake

For the past 300 years, a small population of Arctic char has been eking out an existence in a remote lake.

May 3, 2021 | 700 words, about 3 minutes

Curtly Ambrose takes a blood sample from an ill African penguin

Coastal Job: Penguin Rehabilitator

Braving snapping beaks, Curtly Ambrose helps save injured or distressed penguins and other seabirds.

Apr 30, 2021 | 550 words, about 2 minutes

A Tiny Gecko with a Big Personality and Even Bigger Problem

In the United States, the Florida reef gecko could be the most vulnerable reptile to sea level rise.

Apr 29, 2021 | 2,000 words, about 10 minutes

Paul Scofield (left) and Paul Dean (right) examine a fossilized turtle bone found in limestone that was once inside a pillar in the Oxford Terrace Baptist Church in Christchurch, New Zealand

An Ancient Turtle Was Just Discovered in the Remains of a Collapsed Church

The rest of the turtle is missing—though there’s a good chance it hasn’t gone far.

Apr 28, 2021 | 700 words, about 3 minutes

Thriving Together: Salmon, Berries, and People

The salmonberry plant has nourished and healed Indigenous communities of the Pacific Northwest coast for countless generations, but its significance goes far beyond its value as food.

Apr 27, 2021 | 2,000 words, about 10 minutes

Aerial view of two adult male sperm whales

The Bro Bonds of Sperm Whales

Whether for survival or for friendship, male sperm whales travel the seas with the boys.

Apr 26, 2021 | 600 words, about 3 minutes

Seeing Inside the Newly Discovered Emperor Dumbo Octopus

The discovery of the emperor Dumbo octopus stemmed from the use of nondestructive MRI and CT scans—techniques that could revolutionize taxonomy.

Apr 22, 2021 | 950 words, about 4 minutes

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