This past year, I made a pilgrimage that every natural history lover should, if possible, make. I visited the Natural History Museum in London, the house that Richard Owen built, the home of... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Its January 21st, meaning that, once again, a year has passed and that much-loved internet phenomenon known at Tetrapod Zoology is fully one year older. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
These endangered wild cats, with their distinctively short ears and long tails, aren’t much bigger than your average housecat. Although they have been protected under the U.S. Endangered... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
In 1997 the science agent and impresario John Brockman orchestrated a debate about my book The End of Science on his website, Edge.org, a forum where eggheadslet’s call them... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
In 1997 the science agent and impresario John Brockman orchestrated a debate about my book The End of Science on his website, Edge.org, a forum where eggheads–let’s call them... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
When Darwin explored Saint Paul's Rocks off the coast of Brazil, he found just two kinds of birds. He wrote: "Both are of a tame and stupid disposition...I could have killed any number of... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com