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The Mysteries of the Maya Revealed

The Mysteries of the Maya Revealed

New York Times Kids, April 28, 2019...
Dangerous Medicine

Dangerous Medicine

By Tom Clynes On the Front Line of the Ebola Epidemic Author’s note: With viral epidemics back in the news, I’m reposting this long-form feature article on the Ebola outbreak in Gulu, Uganda, which I reported with photographer Seamus Murphy for National Geographic Adventure. Dr. Mike Ryan, who co-led the international response to the Gulu...
Plugging Into Nature

Plugging Into Nature

By Tom Clynes One parent’s quest to raise analog kids in a digital age Authors note: This essay first appeared in Issue 4 of Adventure Journal. I was at the campfire, flipping pancakes, when 13-year-old Ethan came over and asked if he could use my phone. “I want to show those guys a YouTube video,”...
Nature: How To Raise a Genius

Nature: How To Raise a Genius

Lessons From a 45-year Study of Super-Smart Children. A long-running investigation of exceptional children reveals what it takes to produce the scientists who will lead the twenty-first century. On a summer day in 1968, professor Julian Stanley met a brilliant but bored 12-year-old named Joseph Bates. The Baltimore student was so far ahead of his...
Laser Scans Reveal Maya “Megalopolis” Below Guatemalan Jungle

Laser Scans Reveal Maya “Megalopolis” Below Guatemalan Jungle

By: Tom Clynes A vast, interconnected network of ancient cities was home to millions more people than previously thought. Author’s note: This story, which I reported in Guatemala and Mexico, garnered more than a million reads on the National Geographic website and was picked up by nearly every major media outlet. One of the more curious...