Notebook

  1. Paleontology

    Trilobites to Go

    Extinct even before dinosaurs existed on Earth but extensively preserved in the fossil record, the eight orders of trilobites (more than 15,000 species) live on via this large, informative Web site, created by zoologist and amateur trilobite enthusiast Sam Gon III. The site provides a gallery of images, a glossary of terms, and much more. […]

    By Science News
  2. Humans

    From the September 24, 1932, issue

    PREHISTORIC ROCK FORTS FOUND ON BARREN ARCTIC ISLAND Reports of finding inaccessible rock fortresses in the sea, used by people of the Far North many centuries ago, are brought back from Kodiak Island, Alaska, by Dr. Ales Hrdlicka of the U.S. National Museum. Dr. Hrdlickas discovery reveals for the first time that inhabitants of the […]

    By Science News
  3. Plants

    Fungus of the Month

    Wisconsin botanist Tom Volk’s smorgasbord of a mycology Web site offers a variety of enticing distractions.