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  • The Aye-Aye and I
    Phoebe-Lou AdamsApril 1993 Issue
  • The Next Stage in the Development of Public Parks
    Alpheus HyattFebruary 1891 Issue
  • The Body’s Most Embarrassing Organ Is an Evolutionary Marvel

    And yet we have very little idea where anuses come from.

    Katherine J. WuMay 18, 2021
    A cat in rear view
  • Methods of Study in Natural History
    Louis AgassizNovember 1862 Issue
  • Noah's Wife: Or, What's in a Name?
    Robert M. GayJuly 1922 Issue
  • The Darwinian Theory
    Charles J. SpragueOctober 1866 Issue
  • 7 Wonders of the World: Monkeys!
    Rebecca GreenfieldJune 17, 2011
  • Adam's Task
    Phoebe-Lou AdamsOctober 1986 Issue
  • Always Drink Upstream: The Waste of Industrial Livestock Production
    Jon DevineFebruary 4, 2012
  • Loving a Good Slaughterhouse
    Ben EisendrathMarch 30, 2012
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