The Last World
Way out at the far edge of the solar system sits odd, mysterious unexplored pluto. After 5 billion years the tiny planet is overdue for some visitors.
Waves of Creation
Elisabeth Vrba has her finger on the pulse of evolution: bursts of climate change that sweep the planet, killing some species and leaving new ones--like ours--in their wake.
The Magician and the Rattlesnake
In the mountains of West Virginia one man teases out the secrets of a feared, and endangered, reptile.
Forgiveness Math
Evolution, in our dog-eat-dog world, should have made short work of unselfish behavior.
Building to Code
Just how strong do our hearts, bones, kidneys, and other hardworking body parts really need to be?
Life Beyond Boiling
At 212 degrees water turns to steam, and proteins--the very stuff of life--turns to glop. But in some canisters in Georgia, a select group of creatures are just warming up.
