Between the 16th and 19th centuries, when colonialism was the prevailing order, it is not surprising that scientific expeditions, specimen deposits in natural history museums, and descriptions of ...

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"Kingdom" is billed as "one of the most ambitious wildlife series ever made" and documents four rival animal families in Zambia's South Luangwa National Park over a period of five years. In a lush ...

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Visitors and locals flock to La Jolla’s beaches in the summer, but another group of beach-goers also is making its way to the shore by the thousands. This month is a good time for those who walk La ...

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People who know Naledi are perpetually aware of two things: he is a talented visual artist, and he has seen copious amounts of anime. In 2013, the series won the Grand Prize of the Tezuka Osamu ...