Photochrome of a glacier, Grindelwald, Switzerland, c. 1890. © Rijksmuseum.

Discovery

Volume X, Number 2 | spring 2017

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Preamble

Homo Faber

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By Kea Krause

Whether at the bottom of the ocean, in the Arctic Circle, or on Mars, a sense of wonder can help an explorer of terra incognita stay sane.

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Great Migrations

Following human genes around the world.

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Miscellany

A 52-million-year-old fossilized tomatillo found in January 2017 revealed the fruit to be five times older than scientists had previously thought. “The initial discovery was a very big OMG moment,” said paleobotanist Peter Wilf. “I was like, ‘Wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute. Could it be? Could it be? Could it be? Really? Really? Really?’ Then I just went nuts.”