December 2008–January 2009

Features

The Art of Bones

Nineteenth-century artist Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins still influences how prehistoric life is represented today.

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Desert Menu

An Internet guide to the history of Saharan climate change

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Picky Mouse Club

Brush mice shop around before choosing a home.

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Creative Destruction

Ancient civilizations rose near tectonic boundaries.

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Games Fishes Play

Treacherous males entice females to spawn, and then......

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How to Harvest a Harvester

Horned lizards are uniquely equipped to eat noxious ants.

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More Before Less

A nematode drops genetic baggage on the way to becoming a parasite.

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The Power of Ten

Pack size affects food security for African wild dogs.

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Andean High LIfe

 Life takes hold quickly in the wake of a retreating glacier.

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Holy Ground

Greeks sited temples based on deity and soil type.

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Copepods Cope with Climate Change

Planktonic animals' survival through warm spells past sparks hope for the future.

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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)