Latest by Dana Whitcombe
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Science
A new map of the human brain, cell by cell
Researchers have catalogued more than 3,000 cell types in the most detailed atlas yet.
Jun 28, 2026 · 1 min read
Animals
The quiet comeback of the gray wolf, in photographs
A decade documenting one of the west's great recoveries.
Jun 20, 2026 · 1 min read
Science
The ancient DNA rewriting the story of the first Americans
New sequencing pushes human arrival on the continent back by millennia.
Jun 8, 2026 · 2 min read
History
The lost library of Timbuktu
Hundreds of thousands of manuscripts survived conquest, occupation, and fire. The scholars who saved them are still counting.
Jun 5, 2026 · 2 min read
Science
How fungi networks quietly run the forest floor
The underground web trading nutrients between trees is bigger than anyone thought.
Jun 3, 2026 · 1 min read
Animals
Return of the Arctic fox, in photographs
A decade documenting one of the north's great comebacks.
May 3, 2026 · 1 min read