Natural History Magazine

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My whirlwind tour to the North Pole and back for 175 seconds of totality

Nature.net

An Internet guide to the world of fungi

Samplings

East African dik-diks listen in on bird alarm calls.

Samplings

Mongoose pups pick their caretakers.

Samplings

Snails predict how high the incoming tide will rise.

Samplings

Astronomers figure out where Caesar landed when he invaded Britain.

Samplings

How does a little asteroid pick up a satellite?

Samplings

The bacteria that causes Lyme disease came from abroad.

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Ancient ichthyosaurs were a lot like today's fast marine predators––right down to their skin.

Samplings

Green beads became fashionable at the dawn of agriculture.

Samplings

Big ships emit more soot than previously thought, with tugboats the worst offenders.

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)

October 2008