Natural History Magazine

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

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

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

Insects induce plants to grow nurseries for their larvae.

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.

Researchers probe the origin of barnacle glue.

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

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

Hundreds dot the Costa Rican jungle, as baffling as the monuments of Stonehenge.

The Indoor Explorer
Three Singing Mice
The Pearl of Allah
The giant clam yielded its 14-pound pearl only after slaying a native diver trapped when its great jaws snapped shut.
America’s National Parks
Their principles, purposes, and prospects