From ancient coin receipts to China’s “flying money,” the evolution of bank notes tells a fascinating story of innovation, ...

Many of us know of Rocky the Flying Squirrel, but did you know that there are real-life flying squirrels in our woods? In Maryland there are two species of flying squirrels: the fairly common southern ...

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