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How Japanese-American Scientist Eugenie Clark Spearheaded the Study of Sharks

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Jasmin Graham on the Unsung Contributions of Women of Color to Marine Biology

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How Did Phrenology Get So Popular in Victorian Society?

How Did Phrenology Get So Popular in Victorian Society?

Michael Taylor on the Known and Anonymous Scientific Radicals of 19th Century Britain

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The Cosmic Sublime: On the Unpredictability and Allure of Comets

The Cosmic Sublime: On the Unpredictability and Allure of Comets

Ruby Todd Considers the Age-Old Individual and Collective Experience of Watching the Skies

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Finding the Glow Within: What Biology and Fiction Writing Have In Common

Finding the Glow Within: What Biology and Fiction Writing Have In Common

Janie Kim on the Pursuit of Open-Ended Questions in Science and Literature

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How White Sharks Became the Serial Killers of the Sea

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John Long on the Hunting Tactics of One of Nature's Most Feared Predators

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Gabrielle Bellot on the Many Benefits of Marijuana (and a Man Who Was Ahead of His Time)

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Solving the Mystery of the Dancing Honey Bees

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