Natural History Magazine

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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.

The secret, social lives of bacteria

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

Leopards in the Twilight Zone

Caves are among the predators’ favorite spots.
A Museum of Virtual Media

The brain doesn't much care whether an experience is real.
Born to Run

Humans will never win a sprint against your average quadruped. But our species is well-adapted for the marathon.
Tiny Conspiracies

The secret, social lives of bacteria
Virtual Universe

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

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

One of the most important zoological discoveries of the present century gives us a glimpse at the closest living relative of our fish-like ancestors.

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.
Individuality, Temperament, and Genius in Animals
Research that lets us appreciate human individuality
Lost Continents
Ever since the days of the Greeks, people have tried to prove that thriving civilizations once existed on huge islands that have since sunk beneath the sea.