March 1996

Snatching scientific secrets from the hippo's gaping jaws

Deep inside Tanzania's Ruaha National Park, biologist William Barklow sounds out the complexities of "river horse" communication

Fabergé's Labor of Love: A Case of Cherchez la Femme

After a spectacular collection was given to a Paris museum, the story emerged of how a princess kept the flame of love burning

Review of 'Notes from the Shore'

Review of 'A Field Guide to Germs'