Author

Richard H. Tedford

Richard H. Tedford, one of the foremost authorities on the evolution of the Carnivora, is now a curator emeritus in the Department of Vertebrate Paleontology at the American Museum.

Recent Stories

Nigeria Tells Its Own Natural History

A nation is deﬁned by what it preserves.

Salmon

The way they live, the food they eat, and the effect on us

The Story of Gosling Sandhill

A true but unlikely tale

Story and Photographs by William Rowan

Oxygenation Stutter Steps

Increasing day length on the early Earth boosted oxygen released by photosynthetic cyanobacteria.