Archaeology
Lost World
In recent years archaeologists and ecologists have recognized that by joining forces, they can better serve their mutual preservation interests. In Arizona one such collaboration could be finding, in the remnants of a long-lost civilization, ways to cope with the Southwest’s increasingly hot, dry climate.
By Keith Kloor

True Nature
Small Miracles
They’re intricate, involved creations, built of everything from mud and twigs to nails and window screens. Here’s a look at birds’ nests like you’ve never seen these miniature masterpieces before.
Photography by Sharon Beals/Text by Kenn Kaufman
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Wildlife
The Long View
For a half-century, on rugged Isle Royale, biologists have found the perfect natural laboratory to study the complex relationship between a predator (the wolf) and its primary prey (the moose). As the world heats up, will this delicate balance be upset forever?
By Les Line
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Green Travel
Off the Map
It’s not the simplest place to get to, but the traveler who reaches Dominica is amply rewarded with some of the Caribbean’s loveliest and least spoiled nature, from a boiling lake to the spectacular, if elusive, imperial parrot.  
By Christopher R. Cox
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Carnivorous Plants
Savage Garden
Venus flytraps and other meat-eating plants are beset by poachers even as their Carolina forest homes are under siege by development. Now new protective regulations and strategic land acquisitions offer hope that these weird and wondrous plants can survive this one-two punch.
By T. Edward Nickens
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Archives
Of Dreams and Dread
It may be the bane of mariners and, at times, vacationers, but fog is the perfect backdrop for a timeless, vaporous reality in which to view the natural world through a poet’s eyes.
By Frank Graham Jr.

On the cover: Western tanager nest. Photo by Sharon Beals.