New machines can tell us how the brain works.
Photographing a Llama Salt Caravan
The author follows a llama salt caravan across the Andes Mountains. He describes his companions two Quechua Indians and their way of life.
How the Brain Fools the Eye
Learn about "change blindness"--how we can look at something but not really see it!
How the Weaverbird Built His Nest
How does the male weaverbird make such a perfect nest? By building it over and over again until he gets it right.
A Chipmunk's Home
Don't be tripped up by these rodents that live in shallow burrows sometimes under sidewalks.
When Do Monkeys Talk
A scientist discovered that monkeys can control the sounds they make--they seem to know when to keep quiet and when to call in the family.