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The First Fossil Hunters: Paleontology in Greek and Roman Times.
Since fossils have presumably existed for millions of years, why don't we see much paleontological thought from ancient writers? Classics scholar Adrienne Mayor suggests that we can, in fact, learn ... > read more -
The Tree: A Natural History of What Trees Are, How They Live, and Why They Matter
There are redwoods in California that were ancient by the time Columbus first landed, and pines still alive that germinated around the time humans invented writing. There are Douglas firs as tall as ... > read more -
Rivers in Time
-- BioscienceSeveral times in the distant past, catastrophic extinctions have swept the Earth, causing more than half of all species -- from single-celled organisms to awe-inspiring behemoths -- to ... > read more -
The Wisdom of the Bones: In Search of Human Origins
Traveling to the desolate rock-strewn deserts of northen Kenya, where the temperature can hit a brutal and dry 130 degrees, would be enough of a trip, but scientist Alan Walker also takes us on a ... > read more -
The Lost Dinosaurs of Egypt
The date is January 11, 1911. A young German paleontologist, accompanied only by a guide, a cook, four camels, and a couple of camel drivers, reaches the lip of the vast Bahariya Depression after a ... > read more -
Field Adventures in Paleontology
Have you ever wondered what it's really like to dig for dinosaur bones on Alaska's North Slope? To excavate cave fossils high in the mountains of Colorado? To hunt for trilobites in the Utah ... > read more
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