Natural History

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Articles in March 2003 issue of Natural History

• Frozen dinners - Samplings - Brief Article
  by Stephan Reebs
• Stick-in-the-mud science: you'll need your brain and plenty of patience—but not much more—to take the measure of the Earth and its motions - Universe
  by Neil deGrasse Tyson
• A Certain Curve of Horn: the Hundred-Year Quest for the Giant Sable Antelope of Angola. - book review
  by Laurence A. Marschall
• Core values - Samplings
  by Stephan Reebs
• Open wide : the law of physics that propels rockets into space enables an Australian turtle to catch a darting fish - and fast - Biomechanics
  by Adam Summers
• Coal: a Human History. - book review
  by Laurence A. Marschall
• Experiment of the month - Samplings
  by Stephan Reebs
• Maryland: the land between tide and time: from the shores of the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean to the peaks of the majestic Allegheny Mountains, Maryland is a state of natural wonders - Special Advertising Section
• Measuring America: How an Untamed Wilderness Shaped the United States and Fulfilled the Promise of Democracy. - book review
  by Laurence A. Marschall
• New Brunswick: welcome to New Brunswick, Canada … where bird-watchers answer the call of Sandpipers, Plovers, Bald Eagles, Puffins and rare waterfowl. From island retreats to protected marshes and preserved habitats, this is an ecological haven for
• Vietnam's secret life: naturalists exploring the country's mountains and forests are finding that the keys to its extraordinary biodiversity may lie deep in the past
  by Eleanor J. Sterling
• Les grands sites - nature.net
  by Robert Anderson
• This stop is Vietnam - Up Front
  by Peter Brown
• Cayman Islands: nestled in the calm, turquoise waters of the western Caribbean is the peaceful British Crown colony known as the Cayman Islands - Special Advertising Section
• Unique collaboration culminates in exhibition - At The Museum
• Pretty poison - The Natural Moment - Brief Article
  by Erin Espelie
• Scotland: a land of mountains and moors, deep clear lochs and glens, Scotland attracts birds and birdwatchers with its natural splendor - Special Advertising Section
• The golden number: nature seems to have a sense of proportion
  by Mario Livio
• Center for Biodiversity and Conservation's spring symposium addresses sustainable tourism
• All in the family? - Letters
• West Virginia - Special Advertising Section
• My life as a forest creature: growing up with the Cuc Phuong National Park - This Land
  by Nguyen Thi Dao
• Museum events - Calendar
• Central questions - Letters
• Delta Queen cruises - Special Advertising Section
• Let's make a galaxy: astronomers have identified a cosmic infant "nearby"—70 million light-years from Earth - Out There
  by Charles Liu
• Lost and found - Endpaper
  by Beth A. Middleton
• Drinking in the dark - Samplings - night sight
  by Stephan Reebs
• Canada. Discover our true nature - Special Advertising Section
• The sky in March
  by Joe Rao
• Aftermath of a cataclysm - Samplings - Brief Article
  by Stephan Reebs
• Belize lodge & excursions - Special Advertising Section
• Table talk: stories of the stuff that makes up the world. - book review
  by Hans Christian von Baeyer