November 1985
The Case of the Vanishing Caterpillar
A butterfly larva’s fate depends on who finds it first—its ant friends or ant foes.
October 1979
Marriage as Warfare
After decades of ferocious fighting, the Swat wife usually triumphs over her beleaguered husband.
August-September 1974
Disappearance of the Historic Ship Tijger
Part of New York’s heritage vanished when bulldozers dug the foundation for the World Trade Center
August–September 1966
Shakespeare in the Bush
An American anthropologist set out to study the Tiv of West Africa and was taught the true meaning of Hamlet.
December 1958
Scrutinizing the Microcosm
Electron microscopy has shown the biologist a complex, new world.
September 1955
Prehistoric Stone Balls--a Mystery
Hundreds dot the Costa Rican jungle, as baffling as the monuments of Stonehenge.
January 1954
An Anteater Named Teddy
Even as a pet, his single interest was in ants, and he never quite got used to a tame chimpanzee.
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