Natural History Magazine

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Shared child care may be the secret of human evolutionary success.

Nature.net

An Internet guide to allergies and the immune system

Samplings

How do spitting cobras hit their targets?

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Persians gassed Romans in A.D. 256.

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Strange weather in 1761 is traced to a volcanic explosion.

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A dung beetle forsakes family tradition for life as a carnivore.

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Living—and breeding—above the Arctic Circle shows dinosaurs could tolerate cold.

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Together, bold and shy guppies find more food.

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Plants with more-reflective leaves could help cool the Earth.

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Scientists agree that people cause climate change, but the public doesn't get it.

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They don't produce the greenhouse gas methane, after all.

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)

April 2009