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Australia's rip van winkle
If hibernating were an Olympic sport, pygmy possums would be gold medalists. One of the mini-marsupials dozed for a record 367 days, according to...
Natural History, 10/01/07 by Nick Atkinson · More from publication -
Chile con Pollo
When the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro arrived in what is now Peru in 1532, he found chickens already integrated into the local culture....
Natural History, 09/01/07 by Nick Atkinson · More from publication -
Poor bird, rich bird
Big gaps between rich and poor put species at risk, according to a new report that provides a subtle view of how wealth correlates with...
Natural History, 09/01/07 by Nick Atkinson · More from publication -
Virtual hitchhikers
You can get just about anything online, from a stuffed moose to an acre of the moon. So it goes without saying that seemingly harmless plants can...
Natural History, 06/01/07 by Nick Atkinson · More from publication -
Water in the bank
For wallabies in Australia's Northern Territory, putting a nose in the river often leads to a lot more than just a refreshing sip of water. In some...
Natural History, 05/01/07 by Nick Atkinson · More from publication -
Fishy logic
"Pick your battles wisely" is sound advice that people forget all too often. We could learn a thing or two from Astatotilapia burtoni, a little...
Natural History, 04/01/07 by Nick W. Atkinson · More from publication -
Scent of a moth
Female moths of the species Utetheisa ornatrix boost their chances of attracting a mate by pumping out sex pheromones in unison--the olfactory...
Natural History, 03/01/07 by Nick W. Atkinson · More from publication -
Double trouble
Small fish on the coral reefs of the Red Sea face danger from all directions. Swimming in open water increases their chances of lethal encounters...
Natural History, 03/01/07 by Nick W. Atkinson · More from publication -
Silent alarm
It pays for lovelorn male tungara frogs to listen while they call for mates in the dangerous jungle twilight. A sudden silence that interrupts the...
Natural History, 02/01/07 by Nick W. Atkinson · More from publication -
The beast of kings
Two medieval lions have lurked unnoticed in the Natural History Museum in London for decades. Their skulls, along with those of a leopard and...
Natural History, 02/01/07 by Nick W. Atkinson · More from publication
