Natural History Magazine

Features

Toxic hairs enable some caterpillars to venture forth in conspicuous processions.

Nature.net

An Internet guide to gestures, signs and body language

Samplings

For carnivores, these plants sure eat a lot of algae.

Samplings

Great apes like their meals cooked.

Samplings

Low-quality food is just as bad for marine predators as low-quantity food.

Samplings

Bone-boring beetles attacked dino skeletons.

Samplings

Wild sloths catch fewer Zs than captive sloths.

Samplings

Bacteria can adapt to anticipate the future.

Samplings

Language dialects and counting skills join honeybees’ list of cognitive tricks.

Samplings

Antarctic ice streams shake the Earth.

Samplings

Acidifying seawater makes brittlestar arms wimpy.

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)

September 2008