Geddoutahere! You want me to cover the entire New Jersey shore in three weeks? For your information that's a 127-mile ...

To understand the story of evolution—both its narrative and its mechanism—modern Darwins don't have to guess. They consult ...

A century ago, the April issue of National Geographic showed a world at war, and included this presidential proclamation ...

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In the face of an extinction crisis, one maverick botanist is on a mission to preserve some of the most endangered plants.

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