The New Age of Exploration
A new atom is born. And then it vanishes. And the search for undiscovered elements goes on.
Reviving an extinct species is no longer a fantasy. Is it a good idea?
The ape famous for making love isn’t as peace loving as we once thought.
Freed from a dictator who twisted their past, Libyans must imagine their future.
Venom is nature’s most efficient killer—but we’re discovering how it can cure as well.
A photo portfolio: a lunar landing, volcanic action, ancient footprints in Africa
Scientists are trying to learn what drove us out from Africa and on to the moon and beyond.
Ecuador's Yasuní Park has it
all—treetop orchids, prowling jaguars, nearly 600 species of birds ... and oil.
They snare poisonous snakes, drill into glaciers, probe cat parasites—and always push limits.
To the stars. Do we have the right stuff to go?
His companions died. Food was nearly gone. And Douglas Mawson still had 95 polar miles to go.
We breathe in millions of microbes. But we've only just begun to study them.
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