Natural History Magazine

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Strategies for depolarizing political discourse

A case study: eighteenth-century Dominica

To understand the origins of our universe, we must be prepared to undertake a risky journey.

We know the beginning, but what happens to the universe at the end of the story?

The ﬁrst crossings and early settlement of the Paciﬁc

Civilizing Social Media

Strategies for depolarizing political discourse
Enslavement and the Environment

A case study: eighteenth-century Dominica
The Evolving Narrative of How Everything Began

To understand the origins of our universe, we must be prepared to undertake a risky journey.
The End of Everything

We know the beginning, but what happens to the universe at the end of the story?
From Sunda to Sahul

The ﬁrst crossings and early settlement of the Paciﬁc

Cambrian fossil deposit near Kunming, China, contains a trove of larval and juvenile organisms.

Bacterial Ancestry of a Human Protein
Bacterial membrane protein has similar structure to proteins that remodel and rebuild cell membranes in humans.
Diversity among Mainland/Island Lizards
Anole lizard lifestyle, one of seven ecomorphs, is evidence for convergent evolution.
Woolly Plants
Woolly covering on leaves of alpine plant may serve a protective function.

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
Sharks: Man-Eaters and Others
With suggestions that Americans turn to economic account some of the smaller species of the Atlantic Coast

Or why the Cardiff Giants are an unbeatable and appropriately named team.

Man—500,000 Years From Now
A Scientific Attempt to Forecast What May Occur in the Future Evolution of Man
Bones in the Brewery
A Paleontologist's Rendezvous with History and Prehistory in St. Louis
The Fate of the Rash Platybelodon
A Prehistoric Death Trap Yields Its Victims to the Explorer

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

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