Reviews

  1. Science & Society

    Visualizing Earth’s past, finding numbers in nature, and more

    Exhibits at science museums around the country showcase the vastness of geologic time, whale evolution, life in ancient Maya civilization, and the mathematics hidden in nature.

    By Science News Staff
  2. Earth

    ‘Mass Extinction’ vivifies the science of die-offs

    The dinosaurs were killed off some 65 million years ago after a colossal asteroid struck Earth. But what many people probably don’t know is how paleontologists came to that conclusion. "Mass Extinction: Life at the Brink" tells that story.

    By Erin Wayman
  3. Animals

    ‘Animal Weapons’ examines evolution of natural armor

    Biological arms races have led to the evolution of horns, tusks and other extreme armament in the natural world.