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For centuries, an older manuscript sheathed a 1480 edition of the Vulgate.
libraries

The Surprising Practice of Binding Old Books With Scraps of Even Older Books

For centuries, bookbinders commonly used whatever materials they could get—including entire manuscript pages.
Jessica Leigh Hester June 11, 2018
Mountain gorillas face many risks.
forests

A Gorilla Poop Treasure Hunt Through Central Africa's Virunga Volcanoes

How researchers collect genetic info without disturbing the majestic primates.
Jessica Leigh Hester June 6, 2018
Arctic Fox staying inside a log
Smyrna, New York

Wolf Mountain Nature Center

See wolves, coyotes, and arctic foxes in a natural environment smack in the middle of New York State.
It's increasingly rare to find a forest that hasn't been shaped by human use.
forests

Where Are Europe's Last Fairytale Forests?

Mapping the oldest and least-disturbed tracts of trees is easier said than done.
Jessica Leigh Hester June 1, 2018
Not here to make friends.
islands

The Intrepid Rat-Sniffing Terriers of South Georgia Island

It took 200 years to rid the island of rats, and three dogs to make sure they were gone.
Jessica Leigh Hester May 17, 2018
Can memes get people to care about ocean conservation?
animals

What Ecologists Can Learn From Memes

Some scientists are studying YouTube comments and trying to go viral.
Jessica Leigh Hester May 1, 2018
islands

Puerto Rico's Parrot Population Is Slowly Recovering

Although the wild birds seem reluctant to breed, dozens of fledglings have successfully hatched in captivity.
Cara Giaimo April 10, 2018
The first look at an hispid hare in 34 years.
extinct animals

Found: A Rare Hare, Rediscovered in Nepal's Chitwan National Park

Thirty-four years after it was thought extinct, the hispid hare is alive and kicking.
Christina Ayele Djossa March 15, 2018
Morandi's home on the island of Budelli, where he has been the sole inhabitant for 30 years.
islands

What Is It Like to Live Alone on an Island for 30 Years?

Mauro Morandi has been the sole resident of Budelli, Italy, for decades, but that time may be coming to an end.
Vittoria Traverso March 6, 2018
Jeremy Bentham's "auto-icon," which includes this wax head, is on its way to New York.
wax anatomy

How a Dead Philosopher Makes a Transatlantic Trip

Jeremy Bentham died 186 years ago. Now conservators are transporting his "auto-icon" from London to New York for the first time.
Jessica Leigh Hester March 2, 2018
Last one in's a guano stain!
found

Found: A Secret Penguin Supercolony in Antarctica’s Danger Islands

Good news for the future of Adélie penguins.
Vittoria Traverso March 2, 2018
This plate from <em>Birds of America</em> depicts the American Flamingo.
ornithology collections

The Centuries-Old Mystery of How Florida Got Its Flamingos

How did these statuesque birds get to the peninsula, and where did they go?
Jessica Leigh Hester February 22, 2018
London has a lot of green space, but it is often subdivided in ways that aren't hedgehog-friendly.
animals

London Wants Its Hedgehogs Back

How do you make a city more hedgehog-friendly? Step 1: Drill some holes.
Jessica Leigh Hester February 15, 2018
Last summer, a white-letter hairstreak was spotted in Scotland for the first time since 1884.
butterflies

Found: Eggs From a Butterfly Last Seen in Scotland 130 Years Ago

The white-letter hairstreak has been creeping north with warming temperatures.
Vittoria Traverso February 15, 2018
A hammerhead shark nursery in the Galápagos Islands.
underwater

Found: A Hammerhead Shark Nursery

Another natural wonder in the Galápagos Islands.
Vittoria Traverso January 30, 2018
This is the elusive Barasingha male deer. This is a young adult with a impressive horn structure.
Balaghat, India

Barasingha of Kanha National Park

This reserve is the only place in the world where you can see the Barasingha swamp deer in the wild.
The largest paper fragment recovered from Blackbeard's wreck is about the size of a quarter.
pirates

Found: Scraps of a Book From the Wreck of Blackbeard's Flagship

Apparently pirates spent some of their free time reading about sea voyages.
Vittoria Traverso January 8, 2018
The bearded vulture has returned to the Alps after being hunted and poisoned to local extinction.
animals

The Struggle to Revitalize the World's Vulture Populations

How to save the least marketable of all birds.
Natasha Frost January 5, 2018