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HOW TO BUILD A DINOSAUR • From excavation to exhibition, years of painstaking work and millions of dollars bring a dinosaur back to life.

TRICKSTER CATERPILLARS • A nature enthusiast and educator reveals the amazing ways these insects can fool their predators—and us.

A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING • Inside a high-tech quest to demystify the deep sea—the most unexplored habitat on Earth

GOING UNDER, A HISTORY • ADVANCEMENTS IN OCEAN EXPLORATION THROUGH THE AGES

LABORATORY AT SEA • OceanXplorer is custom-built to explore the ocean from the surface to its darkest depths and share that information with the world. With sonar, submersibles, multiple labs, and even a helicopter, the nearly 70-person crew can work in the field and in the lab simultaneously, going where the currents of science take them.

REFITTED FOR RESEARCH • The 286-foot OceanXplorer was once a support and survey ship that serviced offshore oil rigs. The vessel was completely redesigned in 2020 for scientific exploration and sharing discoveries with the public.

BELOW THE SURFACE • FOR RESEARCHER MELISSA MÁRQUEZ, THE JOURNEY TO STUDY SIXGILL SHARKS AT DEPTH WAS BOTH THRILLING AND PERSONAL.

A LARGER MISSION • ZOLEKA FILANDER IS A SCIENTIST DOCUMENTING SEAFLOOR LIFE AND INSPIRING A NEW GENERATION OF RESEARCHERS ON LAND.

SECRETS OF THE DEEP • OCEANX IS NOT ALONE IN EXPLORING THE ABYSS.

FINDING my WAY • A writer with face blindness reflects on moving through a world filled with friendly strangers.

welcome to BROWN BEAR PARADISE • ON THE REMOTE KATMAI COAST OF ALASKA, VISITORS GET TO KNOW THESE APEX PREDATORS AS INDIVIDUALS.

HOW TO GO

ALL ABOUT ANTLERS • Deer shed and regrow their antlers annually, a regeneration that’s shaped by their environment and could have applications in modern medicine.

TRAILING THE GHOSTS OF THE LONG MARCH • Continuing his storytelling walk across the world, journalist Paul Salopek recalls the harrowing journey of China’s Red Army 90 years ago—and encounters the forces reshaping China today.

DOUBLE THE TROUBLE • Researchers have split the green anaconda, a formidable predator, into two separate species.

SECRETS FROM A SAHARAN GRAVEYARD • A dinosaur hunter stumbled upon Africa’s largest Stone Age burial ground. More than two decades later, he can’t stop going back.

GRAVE MYSTERY • In a humid Sahara thousands of years ago, ancient humans lived and buried their dead near a sprawling, spring-fed lake. One grave held the skeletons of a woman and two children interred together (photo, next page). Pollen found under the skeletons suggests they were buried with flowers.

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