Urban Palaeontology in America
Jaelyn Eberle's interest in extinction and evolution in the vertebrate world took her to the heat of the Denver Basin in Colorado for a little urban palaeontology. The passion of Nature's fossil mammal specialist is listening to the story of life and death that is told by the fossils deposited immediately before and after all the dinosaurs died.

Richness of Costa Rica
Keri Sadowski's internship with the Canadian Museum of Nature took her to Costa Rica for a month, where she tackled diverse projects and explored first-hand the country's extraordinary biodiversity.

Bolivian Weevils
Weevil-expert Bob Anderson had his usual luck (bad) with rented vehicles during a trip (successful) to collect insects from the highlands and lowlands of Bolivia.

Peruvian Butterflies
Nature's intern Martin Gamache travelled to Peru to observe, photograph and gather information on Peruvian butterflies in different ecozones to contribute to the development of a new Web site on northern and southern butterflies. Geographic barriers seem practically nonexisent for Martin: he covered a lot of ground himself, the project spans continents, and the research results have flown into cyberspace.

Fossil Snakes in Argentina
The science of palaeontology often benefits from serendipity. When fossil reptile specialist Mike Caldwell received an invitation to Argentina to study a snake specimen, Dinilysia patagonica, from the Cretaceous period, he knew it was then the only specimen ever collected. As it turned out, he arrived at the right place at the right time because six more specimens had been found since. Once in the field, Mike found fossils of the right time, but he wondered if they were in the right place. Solve the mystery by reading Mike's field report: his research unearthed exciting possibilities about the snake's habitat.

Venezuelan Beetles
Nature's beetle expert, Bob Anderson, and colleagues from the University of Kansas, trekked through the Andes of Venezuela collecting leaf litter-inhabiting fauna. He had much better luck with the beetles than he did with his rental cars!