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Live Broadcast From the African Bush
View the African Wild Dog Den at the Blue Canyon Game Conservancy
Far from the Forests of the Night
Tigers and other “exotics” have become hefty commodities in the U.S.
Meet the Alloparents
Shared child care may be the secret of human evolutionary success.
Seeing Corals with the Eye of Reason
A rediscovered painting celebrates Charles Darwin’s view of life.
Sold Down the River
Freshwater habitats around the world are becoming less and less hospitable to wildlife
A Whiff of DNA
Scientists can tell whether bullfrogs are at hand by examining just a tablespoon of pondwater.
A Hot New Trend
European temperature trends point to more intense heat waves.
Burial by Hyena
200,000-year-old human hair turns up in fossil hyena dung.
Back from the Wild
Keiko chose the comforts of human care over freedom.
Voracious Evolution
Discoveries of more complete remains of cartilagenous fishes have shed new light on the prehistory of sharks and their relatives.
Sociable Killers
New studies of the white shark (aka great white) show that its social life and hunting strategies are complex
Swimming the Walk
Marine predators follow a mathematician’s advice for efficient hunting.
Sharks—Man-Eaters and Others
With suggestions that Americans turn to economic account some of the smaller species of the Atlantic Coast
Mothers and Others
From queen bees to elephant matriarchs, many animal mothers are assisted by others in rearing offspring.
Voracious Evolution
Discoveries of more complete remains of cartilagenous fishes have shed new light on the prehistory of sharks and their relatives.
My Life as a Naturalist
With a presentation of various first-hand data on the life histories and habits of the big game animals of Africa.
Dinosaur Hunting
The badlands of southeastern Utah, home to part of the
dinosaur-rich layer of rocks called the Morrison FormationEvolution’s Non Debate
Lizards and Snakes: Alive!
Nature.net
That Gnawing Feeling
An Internet guide to the troublesome termite
China Syndrome
An Internet guide to the technological wonders of the Middle Kingdom
Beep Beep
An Internet guide to Sputnik and other early satellites
Muscle Bound
An Internet guide to how muscles work
Into the Field
Popular Stories
Factotem
The Natural History Blog
Recent Stories
Recent Reviews
The Richness of Life: The Essential Stephen Jay Gould
By Edited by Steven Rose; Foreword by Oliver Sacks
Recent Interview
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Hear author Xiaoming Wang interviewed by Vittorio Maestro, Editor in Chief of Natural History. (MP3, 17 minutes) |