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umbrellabird

Pompadours in the Palms

A rare bird’s elaborate mating habits help a tropical tree disperse its seeds.

bobtail squid

Tiny Conspiracies

Read and view Bassler's findings on cell-to-cell communication.

stargazine

Virtual Universe

Centuries of astronomy, plus video-game technology, offer a stunning new perspective on our place in space.

urchin gall

Confessions of a Gall Hunter

Insects induce plants to grow nurseries for their larvae.

flowering wood sorrel

The Other Kinsey Report

Alfred C. Kinsey's scientific interests went well beyond sex.

  • Pompadours in the Palms

    A rare bird’s elaborate mating habits help a tropical tree disperse its seeds.

  • Tiny Conspiracies

    Read and view Bassler's findings on cell-to-cell communication.

  • Virtual Universe

    Centuries of astronomy, plus video-game technology, offer a stunning new perspective on our place in space.

  • Confessions of a Gall Hunter

    Insects induce plants to grow nurseries for their larvae.

  • The Other Kinsey Report

    Alfred C. Kinsey's scientific interests went well beyond sex.

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barnacles

A Sticky Puzzle

Researchers probe the origin of barnacle glue.

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shark fin

Sharks in Our Midst

Their cultural history, prehistory, social systems, and more.

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  • Voracious Evolution

    Discoveries of more complete remains of cartilagenous fishes have shed new light on the prehistory of sharks and their relatives.

  • Sociable Killers

    New studies of the white shark (aka great white) show that its social life and hunting strategies are complex

  • Swimming the Walk

    Marine predators follow a mathematician’s advice for efficient hunting.

  • Sharks: Man-Eaters and Others

    With suggestions that Americans turn to economic account some of the smaller species of the Atlantic Coast

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raining fish

Rains of Fishes

A compilation of the evidence that fishes occasionally fall from the sky

  • Thunder in His Footsteps

    The ghost of the most gigantic animal that ever walked the earth is conjured to life when a lone fossil hunter tracks down the first true footprints left by this stupendous creature, and thrills to the romance of a great discovery.

  • A Tenderfoot Explorer in New Guinea

    Reminiscences of an Expedition for Birds in the Primeval Forests of the Arfak Mountains

  • How Diamonds Are Polished

    Processes to transform a diamond in the rough into the exquisite brilliant of commerce

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Ignacius graybullianus

54-Million-Year-Old Skull Reveals Surprises about Early Evolution of Primate Brains

Nature.net

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