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Science has turned the squid from a storied monster into a marvel.

The ecological philosophy of turning a garbage dump into a park.

The remarkable travel itineraries of animals.

Rising temperatures are bringing ethnic tensions to a boil in Central Asia.

The visual playfulness of Simen Johan.

Capturing wildlife with flash photography at the turn of the century.

Eight foundational images from the archives of the Carnegie Observatories.

A portrait of the NASA program’s last days.

The story of the genetically engineered mouse cosmonaut.

A look inside NASA’s Ames Research Center.

In the Australian outback, the future of drought has come early.

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