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The Secret Life of Salamanders

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Because of their nocturnal habits and "secretive nature," says James W. Petranka, salamanders rank among the least familiar of vertebrates in North America. Petranka has made them a little more familiar, having compiled what may be the most comprehensive and definitive guide on these fragile creatures published in more than 50 years, Salamanders of the United States and Canada (Smithsonian, $60). Clockwise from right: the giant Pacific, black (female with eggs) and green salamanders.

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Feynman:
An Excerpt from a New Comic Biography

Read an excerpt from the new graphic-novel-style biography of Richard Feynman in an American Scientist slide show


Pizza Lunch Podcasts

About once a month at Sigma Xi headquarters, we liven up the lunch hour with an American Scientist Pizza Lunch talk. In these informal lectures, scientists describe new research to nonscientists. The series is light on jargon but heavy on solid science. Each Pizza Lunch offers an in-depth look at its subject, whether it's bedbugs or the smart grid. Click below to read about and download these talks -- and to subscribe!



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