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How to Unwrap A Mummy Mammoth

Posted on April 5, 2012 by David Dobbs · Leave a comment

With wonder. Hat-tip to Ferris Jabr, who noted the beauty of its “soft marmalade locks & padded feet.” Which are irresistible indeed.

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Fly on the backs of peregrine & goshawks

Posted on September 20, 2010 by David Dobbs · Leave a comment

Some researchers strapped little cameras onto the backs of peregrines and goshawks. The peregrine’s dive is amazing enough. But the goshawk in the trees: Holy smoke. Wish I could ski the trees like that. Via the BBC and Colin_S, who tweeted out a link to a story at Media Caffeine.

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I write features, reviews, and essays for The New York Times, National Geographic, Aeon, Mosaic, Slate, and other publications. I am also the author of three books, as well as the Atavist hit My Mother’s Lover, the true strange story of my mother's secret wartime affair, which became a # 1 best-selling Kindle Single, and which readers of the longform publisher The Atavist selected as their favorite Atavist publication. You can keep track of me at Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram, and Facebook. For my reading recommendations in my daily newsletter, Read Two of These and Call Me in the Morning., sign up either here or in the form below.

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