Natural history

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  Año 2008, Vol. 117, Número 9 (NOV)

  • A study in salmon

    Erin Espelie, Sergey Gorshkov (fot.)

    págs. 4-6

    

  • Death beds: The eighteenth century was a time when a mother, not her baby, needed to be delivered.

    Druin Burch

    págs. 16-18

    

  • The curious, bloody lives of vampire bats: Among the most highly specialized mammals on the planet, vampire bats display a host of fascinating adaptations to their blood diet.

    Bill Schutt, Patricia Wynne (il.)

    págs. 22-27

    

  • Ice on the edge: What's happening beneath West Antarctica's ice shelves? The warmth and flux of water there may determine how far sea level rises.

    Robert A. Bindschadler

    págs. 28-33

    

  • Top of the Gunks: Rocky ridges in the Empire State draw climbers, falcons, and highland rushes.

    Howard Ross Feldman, John Thompson

    págs. 36-38

    

  • A mini seto sea.

    Alexandre Meinesz

    pág. 56