John Allman (with colleague Atiya Hakeem at Caltech examining elephant brain specimens) is searching for one of the biological keys to human behavior.

Brain Cells for Socializing

Does an obscure nerve cell help explain what gorillas, elephants, whales—and people—have in common?

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Wild Things: Life as We Know It

Flight of the hummingbird, termite cloning and the rise of the octopus

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The Hubbub About Ida

Richard Conniff has been writing for Smithsonian magazine since 1982.  His latest work is titled, "Swimming with Piranhas at Feeding Time: My Life Doing Dumb Stuff with Animals."

Richard Conniff’s Wildlife Writing

International journalist Richard Conniff has reported on animals that fly, swim, crawl and leap in his 40 years of writing

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“Chinasaurs” come to Maryland

If you are a dinophile in the vicinity of Baltimore, Maryland, you may want to clear your plans for this weekend

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Walking With Primates

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A Terrifying Iguanodon

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