Biology

Tasty Brazil Nuts Stun Harvesters and Scientists

A Smithsonian biologist tracks the protein-rich nuts to understand their role in the Amazonian forest

April 1999

Ailing? Just Add Cells

Now we can grow the cells from which all others derive, but ethical questions are involved

January 1, 1999

From Twigs to Ravens, Nothing Escapes the Notice of Bernd Heinrich

November 1, 1997

Hey, Mr. White, That’s the Wrong Color for That

As hard as you might try, it’s not easy to keep folks from finding out that you’re color-blind

September 30, 1997

Phenomena, Comment and Notes

Experiments at sea show we can cause phytoplankton to bloom in areas where it otherwise would not

December 1996