Before I left for Rome earlier this month, I finished up a bunch of projects. They started trickling into public view while I was away. I was going to post them all in my article archive, but I just realized I need to update the format of my site to include stories from 2008. So, in the meantime, I’ll have to point you to other sites, some of which require subscriptions…

[Update: I’ve posted the articles on my site. You can find them all here.]

1. Your Inner Fish. Last year I wrote about the discovery of the fish with proto-hands, Tiktaalik. One of its discoverers, Neil Shubin, has written a fascinating book about Tiktaalik–and much more about