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The Last Word with Diane Ackerman

Magnifying our mutant, turbulent, symmetrical natures.

September 26, 2014

The Sound So Loud That It Circled the Earth Four Times

The 1883 eruption on Krakatoa may be the loudest noise the Earth has ever made.

September 26, 2014

Nature, Pixelated

With our brains plugged into virtual worlds all day, what is real?

September 19, 2014

Turning Back the Clock on Human Evolution

Digging through the world’s oldest graveyard with African paleontologists.

September 18, 2014

Digging Through the World’s Oldest Graveyard

In Ethiopia, paleontologists are pushing back the clock on humanity’s origins.

September 18, 2014

How a Zebra Mussel Convinced Me To Get a Vasectomy

“It’s amazing what we let our teachers teach us.”

The Wild, Secret Life of New York City

Get back to nature, right in your own neighborhood.

September 15, 2014