Masters of the Planet, The Search for Our Human Origins

By Ian Tattersall

Fireflies, Honey, 
and Silk

By Gilbert Waldbauer, 
Illustrations by James Nardi

Endless Forms: Charles Darwin, Natural Science and the Visual Arts

By edited by Diana Donald and Jane Munro

Evolution: The Story of Life

By Douglas Palmer, illustrated by Peter Barrett

Waterbirds

By Theodore Cross

Extreme Birds: The World’s Most Extraordinary and Bizarre Birds

By Dominic Couzens

Recent Stories

Deciphering the link between nature and nurture

Raindrop pockmarks may provide clue to the density of Earth's atmosphere 2.7 billion years ago when the Sun was 30 percent dimmer than today.

The legacy of "Brian Tinsley's clever wife"

Tourists are only encouraging  a dubious Vietnamese tradition.

Recent Interview

Michio Kaku

Hear author Michio Kaku interviewed by Vittorio Maestro, Editor in Chief of Natural History. (MP3, 19 minutes)