Natural History Magazine

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Scientists race to understand the reproductive biology of freshwater eels.

Are double-crested cormorants overrunning their niche—or recovering from centuries of suppression?

Early nature films find a home in the classroom.

An interview with the directors of Microcosmos, C. Nuridsany and M. Pérennou

Elizabeth Blackburn's work on telomeres led to research on aging, cancer, and stress

Slippery Business

Scientists race to understand the reproductive biology of freshwater eels.
To Kill a Cormorant

Are double-crested cormorants overrunning their niche—or recovering from centuries of suppression?
Show and Tell:

Early nature films find a home in the classroom.
Nature’s Avant-Garde

An interview with the directors of Microcosmos, C. Nuridsany and M. Pérennou
Keeping the Ends in Sight

Elizabeth Blackburn's work on telomeres led to research on aging, cancer, and stress

As temperatures rise, Australian birds are moving toward the pole.

Ants, All for One!
Ants attempt to rescue their nestmates from a strange trap.
Neigh-Neigh Sisterhood
Female friendships help wild mares cope.
Sweet Spot of the Glyptodont
Ancient mammals whacked away—with just the right part of their tails.

Their cultural history, prehistory, social systems, and more.

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

A butterfly larva’s fate depends on who finds it first—its ant friends or ant foes.

“Robinson Crusoe’s Children”
The Strange Story of Nine English Mutineers Who Took Up Their Abode With Their Native Tahitian Wives, on a Desert Island in the South Seas.
Animals of Central Brazil
Together with mention of the geographical work of the Roosevelt-Rondon South American expedition in exploring the “River of Doubt”
Museum Quiz
American Museum—unique clearinghouse of information