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Gynandromorphism
Sexual forms are not necessarily either male or female.
Reading the Bones
In a Neolithic community in Turkey, bone loss in older men and women showed, surprisingly, no significant sex differences.
Beauty Happens
DARWIN’S THEORY THAT MATE CHOICE IS EXPLICITLY AESTHETIC WAS A REALLY DANGEROUS IDEA.
Birds, Bees, and Beauty
Adaptive Aesthetics
Animal, Vegetable, or Mineral?
The idea of creating a “Tree of Minerals” seemed contrived, until recently.
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
Sharks: Man-Eaters and Others
With suggestions that Americans turn to economic account some of the smaller species of the Atlantic Coast
Thomas Jefferson’s Contributions to Natural History
His effort sent out the Lewis and Clark exploring party into the unknown West.
Glimpses of Early Museums
The genesis of the habitat group
Little Criminals
A true story of a lonely plant ecologist and his mischievous neighbors
Insects as Food
How They Have Augmented the Food Supply of Mankind in Early and Recent Times
Fossil Discoveries in Downtown San Diego
A mammoth tusk is discovered during an excavation for a new building
Evolution of the First Flowers
Florida Museum of Natural History Study Provides New Insight.
Dinosaur Hunting
The badlands of southeastern Utah, home to part of the
dinosaur-rich layer of rocks called the Morrison Formation
Nature.net
Rad Toys
Science toys you can build or buy for you and the other kids in your life.
Best Things in Life
Where to find Natural History archives and other free stuff
The Third R
With the spotlight on ’rithmetic, there are now free online sites where you can practice your math skills.
Pain in the Knee
Alternatives to surgery for treating joint pain from arthritis
