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Richard Conniff

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  • At American Fossil Quarry, on privately owned land near Kemmerer, Wyoming, hammer- and chisel-wielding visitors pay $69 to $89 to spend up to four hours hunting for fossils. Finders, keepers.

    The 50 Million-Year-Old Treasures of Fossil Lake

    In a forbidding Wyoming desert, scientists and fortune hunters search for the surprisingly intact remains of horses and other creatures that lived long ago.
    by Richard Conniff via Smithsonian on August 23, 2022
  • Statue of three women scientists.

    The Unsung Heroes Who Ended a Deadly Plague

    How a team of fearless American women overcame medical skepticism to stop whooping cough, a vicious infectious disease, and save countless lives.
    by Richard Conniff via Smithsonian on February 23, 2022

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by Mabel Rosenheck via Contingent on December 9, 2021
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