FLIES AND BEETLES These are some of the unsung heroes of pollination. If you enjoy chocolate, you can thank a tiny fly that does the vital job of pollinating the flowers of the cacao tree. BATS AND POSSUMS A number of the world’s most... 

Take a good, long look at yourself in the mirror. Note the color of your eyes, the texture of your hair, the shade of your complexion, and the shape of your body. Think about the talents that you possess. Why do you look the way you do? Why do you have... 

Ah-choo! That sound, combined with watery, itchy eyes and a drippy, irritated nose, heralds the arrival of spring for millions of people. Their allergy usually results from an atmosphere laden with pollen. The BMJ (formerly British Medical Journal) estimates... 

MAJESTIC Bengal tigers, wild dogs, sarus cranes, ancient turtles, and Asian elephants—these are just some of India’s animal species in danger of extinction. Consider the largest land mammal, the elephant. The elephant’s ivory tusks are very much... 

IN THE South Korean city of Pusan, you can see an extraordinary folk dance. Men dressed in white robes and wearing tall black hats wave their arms, whirl and bow, and even stand on one leg. Their peculiar, impromptu movements have a simple explanation.... 

WESTONBIRT, a village in the English Cotswolds, is famous for its arboretum. It is one of the oldest, largest, and finest collections of trees and shrubs in the world. Let us take a closer look at it. Beauty and Grandeur “No one remains untouched by... 

Diatoms, microscopic algae that encase themselves in ornate, exquisitely patterned glass shells, are found in prolific numbers in every ocean on earth. They have fascinated scientists for centuries—in fact, ever since the microscope was first invented...