September 1994

Biology and Medicine

Once upon a time, all the fruits, nuts, and berries our gathering ancestors ate were wild. Someone, at some time, had to come up with the bright idea of crops.

by Jared Diamond

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September

Departments

Cows Were in the Air

by Carl Zimmer

More Productive, Less Diverse

by Carl Zimmer

Survival of the Mutable

by Sarah Richardson

Printing in 3-D

by Scott Faber

September Slowdown

Constellations seem to move more slowly in the fall.
by Bob Berman

Standing Tall

by Bruce H. Dobkin

A Mortal Science

by Norman T. Berlinger

Tea'd Off

by Jeffrey Kluger