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Return of the Wolf God
Recently identified subspecies ranges farther than first imagined: across Africa.
Blowing in the Wind
An archaeologist ponders the fate of Hoover Dam
Bonobo Bliss
Evidence that doing good feels good.
Remembering Stephen Jay Gould
Human evolution was not a special case of anything.
Another Tenderfoot
Reflections on lessons learned by another young scientist eighty years ago.
Missing the Flight
Even at an early evolutionary stage, bird-like dinosaurs occupied different niches in the same ecosystem,
Galactic Beetle
Dung beetles use light from the MIlky Way to find their way
Cocoa Recall
Memory is improved, at least for snails, with epicatechin (epi)--a flavonoid abundant in chocolate, green tea, and red wine.
Bee What You Will
Researchers are discovering how genetically similar worker bees that perform one of two distinct types of jobs can switch roles, depending on the needs of the hive.
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
Winning by a Neck
Some trees succeed in life by offering giraffes a meal of flowers.
An Anteater Named Teddy
Even as a pet, his single interest was in ants, and he never quite got used to a tame chimpanzee.
Monkeys Trained as Harvesters
Instances of a Practice Extending from Remote Times to the Present
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
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
The Eyes Have It
An Internet guide to the importance of "gaze" in robot-human interactions
Iron Men
An Internet guide to the Iron Age Centic culture
Into the Field
Recent Stories
Recent Reviews
A Glorious Enterprise: The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia and the Making of American Science
By Robert McCracken Peck and Patricia Tyson Stroud, photographs by Rosamond Purcell
