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March 2013
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Lost Tribes of the Amazon
Deep in the jungles of Colombia, shadowy groups of Indians believed to have vanished long ago are living the way their ancestors have for thousands of years – And refusing to encounter the modern world
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Amazon Warriors
Napoleon Chagnon’s new memoir reignites the firestorm over his study of the Yanomamö
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Light Fantastic
Why do so many undersea creatures glow in the dark? A pioneering scientist dives deep to explore the dazzlingworld of bioluminescence
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The Deep
A new poem from the former poet laureate of the United States
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The Beauty of Life
From a bunny that glows to a cathedral that grows, artists are borrowing from biology to create dazzling “biodesigns” that challenge our aesthetics—and our place in nature
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Mean Girls
Female elephants have long been celebrated for cooperation and altruism. But new research reveals a shocking amount of pachyderm competition—and even bullying
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No Egrets
100 years ago, two society women ended the slaughter of birds
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Roots of a Naturalist
She’s spent much of her life among the chimpanzees of Gombe, unraveling the mysteries of the primate world. Now Jane Goodall reveals her long-time fascination with plants
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First Blood
One of our greatest historians shines his light on America’s Dark Ages
Departments
From the Castle
Smithsonian Secretary G. Wayne Clough journeys to Front Royal, Virginia, to find out the latest in animal research
Alone in the Dark
Nature overshadows man-made light
Playlist
A new album from Smithsonian Folkways will brighten anyone’s St. Patrick’s Day
Books
Cooperative dolphins, heartbroken cheetahs and thinking chimps. Plus: the ruins of Detroit and the science of competition
Fast Forward
The AMS can detect and sort hundreds of billions of high-energy particles whizzing through space