It is commonly assumed that countries are blessed if they have an abundant reserve of natural resources. Poorer countries may be jealous of the luxurious living standard that comes from oil in the Middle East, which seems to be an easy success. At the same time, we are amazed at how gold and diamonds are concentrated in African countries through our classes in geography. However, despite such h...

Colombian crocodile: This pendant, made in pre-Columbian times from the gold alloy tumbaga, is one of the objects displayed at the British Museum during the exhibition of Colombian gold artefacts, which runs until March 23rd. (© Museo del Oro – Banco de la República, Colombia.) As this year may or may not ring in the end of the political union between Scotland and England established by the Act...

V. J. Tepedino,∗ ¶ Susan Durham,† Sydney A. Cameron,‡ and Karen Goodell§ ∗Department of Biology, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322-5305, U.S.A. †Ecology Center, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322-5205, U.S.A. ‡Department of Entomology and Program in Ecology, Evolution and Conservation (PEEC), University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801, U.S.A. §Department of Evolution, Ecology and Organis...

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