Stories by Petiver

A Canaanite’s wish to eradicate lice on an inscribed ivory comb from Lachish [pdf]

Lobster and snow crab fisheries search for alternative baits

Shattered by Nazi Bombs, a Fossil’s Lost Copies Are Just Being Found

A treasure hunt for microbes in Chile’s Atacama desert

The Toxic History of Color

The day the dinosaurs died (2019)

New study reveals complex identity of ancient Britons

The Computer in the Aegean

Cultural transmission makes animals flexible, but vulnerable

Exploring the richness and variety of letters sent to the East India Company

A moonshot for coral breeding

How the ‘black death’ left its genetic mark on future generations

The sarcastic fringehead's broad-mouthed display is reserved for fighting

Cork is making a comeback

The curious case of Norway’s demon wall (2021)

Imperfect Wisdom: On Rachel Aviv’s “Strangers to Ourselves”

Fugitive Colors: A true crime story about poached butterflies (1997)

Vietnam’s ancient whale temples

Mythology could help demystify dog domestication

Between Fact and Fable: Historical Fiction or Nonfictional Novel?

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