Will the Dunes March Once Again?
As recently as 200 years ago, dunes and sheet sand were active throughout the Great Plains. A serious drought could bring them back
The Belled Viper
Even hunters of timber rattlers now admit that these snakes are shy, placid and very fragile
A Creek Defies the Odds
Thanks to 300 volunteers, steelhead are back again, despite highways, offices and a campus
Geology That’s Alive
Volcanologist Richard Fiske loves fieldwork most of all—when he’s on the job, the Earth moves
Mustangs on the Move
Without free-roaming bands of wild horses, the American West just wouldn’t be the same
Hot-Rock Cooking Party
For archaeologists, the proof is in the pudding or rather, in the agave, cactus and other goodies
Claws
In Down East Maine, the lobster means more than seafood
Nitrogen
It’s colorless, odorless and gets no respect, but it’s vital to the cycle of life and we may be using too much
Hey, Mr. White, That’s the Wrong Color for That
As hard as you might try, it’s not easy to keep folks from finding out that you’re color-blind
A Gift of a Garden
Green activist Dan Barker is seeding many lives with hope
Planets Around Other Stars Are Hot Hot Hot
Suddenly we find that lots of nearby stars have their own planets, even though so far we can “see” only the giants
Here, Birds Are Unafraid
Galápagos seabirds tolerate human spectators, and crabs in Panama ignore cars (but hide from trucks)
Flood Forecasting
Water, Water, Everywhere
Mysterious Pearls
Did they once belong to Vietnam’s royal family? Perhaps. But for Ben Zucker, a “sleuth” of the gems trade, seeking the answer matters more than finding it
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