Duke student Ezra Belgrave, left, helps Durham high school students refine the circuitry of their high-tech handbags as part of the “Inspiring the Next Generation of STEM Learners” research project. Photo by Stephen Schramm.
Megaladapis, a lemur that weighed over 200 pounds, went extinct only about 500 years ago. The largest lemur species alive today, the indri, weighs just about 20 pounds.