July–August 2007

Scallop Using Jet Propulsion
Biomechanics

Cold Squirts

Antarctic scallops have lighter shells, less muscle mass, and more resilient hinge rubber than their tropical cousins.

Vaquita Mother and Calf
Features

How Now, Little Cow?

The vaquita, the world's smallest porpoise, lives only in the northern Gulf of California. With just 200 individuals remaining, can the species survive?

Galaxy NCG 4051
Samplings

Escape from the Vortex

Lake Pirhuacocha
Samplings

Smelting Gun

orangutan in tree
Samplings

In the Swing of Things

Prototaxites
Samplings

Humongous Fungus (No Longer Among Us)

catfish farm
Samplings

Neptune’s Farms

Dead Phones
Samplings

Talk Is Toxic

Phytoplankton Concentrations
Samplings

Phytoplankton to the Rescue?

Basalt layers in eastern Greenland
Samplings

Past Gas

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Recent Stories

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.

Recent Interview

Xiaoming Wang

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