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CLEANING UP FROM WORLD WAR II
AN ENVIRONMENTAL MYSTERY ON ALASKA'S GREAT SITKIN ISLAND
The Island of the Sharks
OCEAN CONSERVATIONIST GEORGIENNE BRADLEY AND THE FIGHT TO PROTECT COCOS ISLAND'S MARINE LIFE
SHAPING SOUNDS
Do the Math
BETH FLINT
WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST
The Floating Island Cookbook
CROWD-PLEASING RECIPES FOR BUOYANT LANDMASSES
WHICH OF THESE LOW-TECH ISLANDS WOULD YOU VISIT?
IT MAY SEEM LIKE THE INTERNET AND CELL PHONE SERVICE ARE EVERYWHERE. But they're not. On remote islands, it may be difficult or even impossible to go online or use your phone. Some people long for a break from technology. Are you one of them? Or, do you never let your phone out of your sight? If you had to choose, which of these low-tech islands would you visit?
Life Between the Tides
SURVIVING THE INTERTIDAL ZONE ALONG CATALINA ISLAND
THE WILD PONIES OF ASSATEAGUE ISLAND YOU CAN WATCH 'EM, BUT YOU CAN'T RIDE 'EM
Imagine a large herd of wild horses running free. Americans might picture them in a Western U.S. state like Montana, Wyoming, or Nevada. But just a three-hour drive from the bustling city of Washington, DC, is a unique island called Assateague. There, hundreds of wild ponies have run free along the beaches and through the forests for centuries.
Q: How does our childhood make us who we are when we are adults?
Q&A - Jane, age 10, Utah
ELEMENTARY, MY DEAR MENDELEEV
Sometimes how you organize things makes all the difference.
DON'T FEAR THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE
"I don't know where we are...both my compasses are out." This was one of the last radio messages that US Navy Lt. Charles C. Taylor ever sent. He had been out on a routine training mission with his students, flying in a group of five planes over the ocean off the Eastern coast of Florida on December 5, 1945. They never returned. No trace of the men or any of their planes was ever found.
FROM THE BUREAU OF LOST FACTS AND MISPLACED EXAM ANSWERS
Try these memory methods, and you'll never forget a faćt again! a
Laser Beams Discover a Lost World
A POWERFUL NEW ARCHAEOLOGY TOOL REVEALS COUNTLESS MAYA STRUCTURES.
From the PLEISTOCENE
The lost world of mammoths, saber-toothed cats, and dire wolves
ROBIN TINGHITELLA
EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGIST
THE SEARCH FOR LOST SPECIES
EVEN SPECIES LOST FOR DECADES CAN BE FOUND AGAIN.
LOST EVERY DAY
A medical condition leads some people to get lost every day of their lives.
UNFORGETTABLE
EMOTIONS PLAY A BIG ROLE IN WHAT WE REMEMBER
When the Sahara Was a Seaway
HOW SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE EXPOSED THE WATERY PAST OF THE DRIEST PLACE ON EARTH.
NOT ACTUAL SIZE
Exploring the Many Faces of Caricature
Eye Reflections
Do the Math
A More Acessible World
Some Surprising Obstacles
Camoufleurs And the Art of War
Artists use optical illusions to win wars and save lives.
Matthias and the Dragons
STRIDING QUICKLY ALONG, Matthias glanced uneasily at the black stone cliffs towering beside him. Ahead, a still lake swarmed with dark clouds of midges. Finally, he spied the faraway ocean. Now I know my way back, he thought. I’d better hurry. We’re leaving the inn this afternoon, and Father won’t be too pleased if I’m late.
Chopsticks
Shay can never hold her chopsticks properly. When she uses them, they crisscross and make an X, and sometimes she cannot quite pick up the slippery pieces of tofu. Her mother laughs.
WHY DO SOME QUESTIONS CONFUSE ROBOTS?
A COMPUTER can easily defeat a human at chess or even the quiz show Jeopardy. But questions that seem obvious trip them up. Read these three:
LIAM MOHAJERI NORRIS
LEGO® ENTHUSIAST, BUILDER, TEACHER
SEEING IT COMING
Tornado forecasts can be challenging, but a new strategy shows promise.
HI! I'M A CLOUD!!
THE EDITORS OF MUSE ASKED IF I COULD WRITE A FEW WORDS ABOUT GEOENGINEERING, and I said, A few WORDS?? Are you kidding?! I could write a few BOOKS!! Geoengineers* are so clever, so “with it”—I mean, they truly understand how interesting I am. You know?
Behind The Curtain With Bayesian Statistics
What are statistics? Why do we need them?