Archaeology
An Archeological Dig in Michigan Turns Up Some Surprising Artifacts
Archeologists have found a small mountain of artifacts buried in a farm field that show the presence of some of the first peoples to inhabit the Americas.
Stories by Aaron Martin
Animals
Researchers Are Making Nightmarish ‘Coffee’ with Invasive Sea Lampreys
Why on earth would you try to “brew” anything using parasitic fish that slurp the blood and guts out of other fish?
Conservation
Detroit Has a Large Population of Ring-Necked Pheasants, and They Are Striking
The Motor City is perhaps the only large city in the country with groups of the beautiful nonnative fowl running around its fields and lots.
Dinosaurs
These Dinosaurs Had a Complicated Air Conditioner in Their Skull
Cooling 5,000-pound, armor-plated giants was no small feat.
Public Health
AI Helps Small City Pull Toxic Lead Water Service Lines from the Ground Faster
Benton Harbor, Mich., needs to exhume thousands of corroded lines, and a machine learning algorithm is helping to figure out where to dig first.
Evolution
At the Bottom of Lake Huron, an Ancient Mystery Materializes
The air was likely frigid as the hunter lit a small fire. The caribou would come in the morning—forced through the narrow strip of marshland where he camped. There was nowhere else to go...
