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A Day With Fossil Hunters

Science Friday treks with paleontologists on the fossil hunt in Utah’s dusty canyons.

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September 21, 2018

We find out what it’s like to step into a paleontologist’s boots and discover some dino gold. Plus, efforts to preserve some species in Hawaii found nowhere else on Earth.

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The Origin Of The Word ‘Meme’

What does LOLcats have to do with evolutionary biology?

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The Exotic Life Above The Forest Floor

For years, tree canopies were the last frontiers of the forest—until ecologist Nalini Nadkarni pioneered innovative ways to explore them, with hot air balloons and cranes.

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