Natural History

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Articles in Oct 2000 issue of Natural History

• New Hominid Trove - fossils of Paranthropus robustus australopithecines found in South Africa - Brief Article
  by Richard Milner
• The Vikings' Silent Saga - archeological evidence of discoveries and trade of the Vikings
  by Thomas H. McGovern
• ENDPAPER - insects and Halloween - Brief Article
  by Marina Warner
• Altruistic Meerkats - Brief Article
  by Richard Milner
• Touchy Harvestmen - sexual behavior of daddy longlegs spiders
  by Rogelio Macias-Ordonez
• Birding Hot Spots - excursions offered by Victor Emanuel Nature Tours to birdwatchers
  by Seth Kornfeld
• The Uses of Crying and Begging - animal behavior
  by Bryant Furlow
• Seeds of Fortune - Fir trees in the desert - Brief Article
  by Peter J. Marchand
• Crystal Eyes - vision of trilobites
  by Richard Fortey
• Cast-Iron Forest - Cross Timbers, Texas - Brief Article
  by Richard V. Francaviglia
• Doubling Time - pace at which astrophysics research is progressing
  by Neil de Grasse Tyson
• Crying Out Loud. - Review - book review
  by Ellen Goldensohn
• Rings Around the Planets - Brief Article
  by Richard Panek
• Life at the Extremes: The Science of Survival. - Review - book review
  by Steven N. Austad
• LETTERS
• The Sky In October - position of planets - Brief Article
  by Joe Rao
• Science at the Extreme: Scientists on the Cutting Edge of Discovery. - Review - book review
  by Steven N. Austad
• Singing in the Brain
  by Annette Heist
• High and Dry - physiological reasons why trees stop growing - Brief Article
  by Carl Zimmer
• An Eye on the Seafloor - Brief Article
  by Robert Anderson
• Why Do Birds Divorce? - Brief Article
  by Richard Milner
• Syphilis and the Shepherd of Atlantis - Renaissance poem about syphilis attempts to explain its origin; genetic map revealed in 1998
  by Stephen Jay Gould
• BOOKSHELF - books available on various scientific topics - Brief Article
• Fiddling With The Truth - Brief Article
  by Richard Milner
• The Knuckle-Walking Wounded - chimpanzees in Uganda maimed by poacher traps
  by Martin N. Muller
• Bone Appetit - observing bearded vulture - Brief Article
  by Judy Rice