From the March 1999 Scientific American Magazine | 7 comments
MarchA deer nimbly picks its way down a path meandering through tall savanna grasses. It is an adult male of its species, Cervus timorensis, weighing some 90 kilograms (about 200
pounds). Also known as a Rusa deer, the animal knows this route well;
A MODERN DRAGON HUNT ON KOMODO. L. Broughton in National Geographic, Vol. 70, pages 321'331; 1936.
KOMODO: THE LIVING DRAGON. New edition. Dick Lutz and J. Marie Lutz. Dimi Press, Oregon, 1996
THE BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY OF THE KOMODO MONITOR. Walter Auffenberg. University of Florida-University Presses of Florida, 1981
ZOO QUEST FOR A DRAGON. David Attenborough. Lutterworth Press, 1957. Reprinted by Oxford University Press, 1986
Adapting to the Freshwater CrisisForward-thinking experts are getting a better handle on the growing global water shortage and coming up with innovative approaches to ensuring the security, safety and sustainability of this resource
Growing Skyscrapers: The Rise of Vertical Farms
Skate punk'd: Taxonomic "oops" put rare fish species in danger of extinction
More important than Copenhagen? U.S.-China deal on energy and climate
Putting Madness in Its Place: Can the Environment Explain Schizophrenia's Hereditary Patterns?
Illuminating the Lilliputian: 10 Bioscapes Photo Contest Winners Revealed
Fight to protect California condors from lead ammunition moves to Arizona
Circulation of LHC Beams Could Resume in Earnest over the Weekend
Measuring Up: New NIST Director, Plus Big Budget Put Measurement Science in Public Eye
How Long Can a Nuclear Reactor Last?
What to Do About Endocrine Disruptors? A Q&A with Linda Birnbaum
RSS Feeds
Blog
Podcasts
Mobile
Widgets