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The Elephant in Captivity

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Geology of New York City and Its Vicinity

What the Rocks Tell About New York in Ages Past

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Rains of Fishes

A compilation of the evidence that fishes occasionally fall from the sky

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How Diamonds Are Polished

Processes to transform a diamond in the rough into the exquisite brilliant of commerce

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Insects as Food

How They Have Augmented the Food Supply of Mankind in Early and Recent Times

Picadilly Museum

Glimpses of Early Museums

The genesis of the habitat group

Buffalo Park

The Coming Back of the Bison

Under Government and private protection bison have increased

Thomas Jefferson, c.1821

Thomas Jefferson’s Contributions to Natural History

His effort sent out the Lewis and Clark exploring party into the unknown West.

My Life as a Naturalist

With a presentation of various first-hand data on the life histories and habits of the big game animals of Africa.

Individuality, Temperament, and Genius in Animals

Research that lets us appreciate human individuality

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Recent Stories

Teeth that stab or crush to match their meal

To walk on walls and ceilings, your feet have to stick, but they have to get unstuck, too.

Ferns and fungi that explosively reproduce

The seemingly unwieldy shape of a fish is anything but a drag.

Recent Interview

Xiaoming Wang

Hear author Xiaoming Wang interviewed by Vittorio Maestro, Editor in Chief of Natural History. (MP3, 17 minutes)