Author

Joe Rao

Joe Rao is a broadcast meteorologist and an associate and lecturer at the Hayden Planetarium in New York City.

http://www.haydenplanetarium.org

Caves are among the predators’ favorite spots.

The brain doesn't much care whether an experience is real.

Humans will never win a sprint against your average quadruped. But our species is well-adapted for the marathon.

Hear author Xiaoming Wang interviewed by Vittorio Maestro, Editor in Chief of Natural History. (MP3, 17 minutes)