April 2005

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Biomechanics

Born to Run

Humans will never win a sprint against your average quadruped. But our species is well-adapted for the marathon.

Recent Stories

The way they live, the food they eat, and the effect on us

A true but unlikely tale

Story and Photographs by William Rowan

Increasing day length on the early Earth boosted oxygen released by photosynthetic cyanobacteria.

Genomic evidence shows that Denisovans and modern humans may have overlapped in Wallacea.