As a scientific illustrator, Paul Vecsei is not alone. Documenting the characteristics of flora and fauna is a centuries-old tradition (think Charles Darwin or even Leonardo da Vinci). But in the ...

I’m a believer in connecting the dots, even if they are years apart. Two dots struck me this week, essays that argue for deep observation. One, written in the early 1870s, sounds eerily like another, ...

Coelacanths are difficult to classify. They have many characteristics in common with sharks, and yet in certain characteristics they more closely resemble other types of fish. In this activity, you ...