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Boone Tavern historic hotel in Berea, Kentucky

From Wales Township to Boone Tavern

Donna Recor

Scout rode south with Mark and Donna from Wales Township to Boone Tavern, watching the road trade Michigan flatlands for river crossings, fossil legends, horse country, and the first hint...

From Wales Township to Boone Tavern

Donna Recor

Scout rode south with Mark and Donna from Wales Township to Boone Tavern, watching the road trade Michigan flatlands for river crossings, fossil legends, horse country, and the first hint...

a mischievous octopus bursting from the ocean with bioluminescent glow, electric teals, cinematic drama, and fossils in the rocks.

Why April 1st Is “April Fools’ Day”

Donna Recor

Ahoy, crew 🧐⚓ April Fools’ Day has a mysterious origin—no single proven start—yet it endures because spring has always invited a little harmless mischief. In this Top Story, Arthur traces...

Why April 1st Is “April Fools’ Day”

Donna Recor

Ahoy, crew 🧐⚓ April Fools’ Day has a mysterious origin—no single proven start—yet it endures because spring has always invited a little harmless mischief. In this Top Story, Arthur traces...

Ancient river channels beneath the Atlantic

Scientists Map Hidden Ancient River Systems Ben...

Donna Recor

Arthur follows a remarkable discovery beneath the U.S. East Coast, where scientists have mapped hidden ancient river channels buried below the Atlantic seafloor. These drowned landscapes help explain how sediment...

Scientists Map Hidden Ancient River Systems Ben...

Donna Recor

Arthur follows a remarkable discovery beneath the U.S. East Coast, where scientists have mapped hidden ancient river channels buried below the Atlantic seafloor. These drowned landscapes help explain how sediment...

Dapper shark overlooking a swirling sediment plume off the Florida coast

I Watched Tomorrow’s Fossils Rise Off Florida

Donna Recor

Arthur recounts the day a vast pale plume rose off Florida’s coast after a fierce Arctic blast, revealing shells, coral, and carbonate mud in motion—the raw ingredients of tomorrow’s limestone...

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I Watched Tomorrow’s Fossils Rise Off Florida

Donna Recor

Arthur recounts the day a vast pale plume rose off Florida’s coast after a fierce Arctic blast, revealing shells, coral, and carbonate mud in motion—the raw ingredients of tomorrow’s limestone...

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Scout’s First Adventure: The Diamond Field in Arkansas

Scout’s First Adventure: The Diamond Field in A...

Donna Recor

The first time Scout the Jackalope reached the diamond field in Arkansas, the earth looked plain enough to fool most travelers. That, of course, is exactly the sort of place...

Scout’s First Adventure: The Diamond Field in A...

Donna Recor

The first time Scout the Jackalope reached the diamond field in Arkansas, the earth looked plain enough to fool most travelers. That, of course, is exactly the sort of place...

The Ocean’s Living Glass

The Ocean’s Living Glass

Donna Recor

Giant glass sponges that may live for thousands of years — and the real ocean lesson is the deep sea measures time in epochs, not seasons.

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The Ocean’s Living Glass

Donna Recor

Giant glass sponges that may live for thousands of years — and the real ocean lesson is the deep sea measures time in epochs, not seasons.

2 comments