Greater Adjutant (Leptoptilos dubius)

Storks, Bureaucracy, and Incarceration

Well-researched stories from MongaBay, Noema Magazine, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Trans-Mongolian Train

A Train Trip, a Barge, and Public-Domain Zombies

Well-researched stories from The Walrus, Smithsonian Magazine, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Grains of sand

Sand, Science, and AI in the Renaissance

Well-researched stories from Noema, Nursing Clio, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Irene Ryan and Buddy Ebsen star in “The Beverly Hillbillies.”

Hillbillies, Advice, and a Weird Caterpillar

Well-researched stories from Ars Technica, The Conversation, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
A little white mouse steps on a log

Lab Mice, Psychosurgery, and Alien Life

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Gyps fulvus in flight

Fossil Feathers, Robotic Fruit Flies, and Income Taxes

Well-researched stories from ProPublica, Ars Technica, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Paul Goldschmidt #48 of the New York Yankees at bat with a torpedo bat against the Milwaukee Brewers at Yankee Stadium on March 27, 2025 in New York City.

Torpedo Bats, Magnetic Animals, and Challenging Physics

Well-researched stories from Knowable Magazine, NPR, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
James Baldwin, 1963

James Baldwin, Animal Power, and Seeking the Buddha

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The Seventh Angel of the Apocalypse Proclaiming the Reign of the Lord, c. 1180

Angels, Gardens, and El Salvador’s Prisons

Well-researched stories from Aeon, The Conversation, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Tardigrade

Tardigrades, Introverts, and Patagonian Heavy Metal

Well-researched stories from Vox, Sapiens, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.