Natural history
págs. 6-6
Midsummer's Madness: Seekers of wild mushrooms quickly learn that to succeed they must stray from the straight and narrow.
págs. 12-13
Night of the Giant Ammonites: Why did ancient, tire-sized shellfish congregate and then perish en masse? A paleontologist and an artist imagine a romantic scenario.
Kirk R. Johnson, Ray Troll (il.)
págs. 14-17
págs. 18-18
Heavenly Hiss: Twice this century, scientists working at the same research center made entirely serendipitous discoveries that changed astronomy forever.
págs. 20-22
págs. 22-22
The Mystery of the Mermaid's Purse: The egg case of the hedgehog skate provides more than a safe environment.
Carl Zimmer, Sally J. Bensusen (il.)
págs. 24-25
The Great Physiologist of Heidelberg: Early in the nineteenth century, Friedrich Tiedermann used science to demonstrate racial equality.
págs. 26-29
Flowering of the Forest: When Borneo's giant dipterocarp trees drop their fruit in synchrony, the rainforest animals-from weevils to parakeets, bats, and orangutans-go from famine to feast.
Art Blundell, Tim Laman (fot.)
págs. 30-39
Play's the Thing: Some young animals spend hours running, leaping, boxing, and wrestling, while others seem to have much less fun. Could it be a case of mind over metabolism?.
págs. 40-45
Nabokov, Scientist: On the occasion of Vladimir Nabokov's centenary, the writer's legacy in lepidopterology is being celebrated and a new generation of entomologists is completing the studies he began.
págs. 46-51
Fossil Farming in Java: Indonesian cultivators play a crucial role in the search for human origins.
págs. 54-57
All About Eve: Drawing on the latest scientific findings, Natalie Angier surveys the politically charged field of female biology, The result is a well-balanced, entertaining, and unfailingly provocative book.
págs. 58-59
Judy Rice, Windland Rice (fot.)
págs. 78-79
págs. 80-81
4,780 and Counting: As amphibians disappear, scientists race to discover how many species are out there.
págs. 82-82
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