Natural History (magazine)
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| Frequency | 10 times per year |
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| First issue | 1900 |
| Country | United States |
| Website | www.naturalhistorymag.com |
| ISSN | 0028-0712 |
Natural History is an American natural history magazine. The stated mission of the magazine is to promote public understanding and appreciation of nature and science.
[edit] History
Founded in 1900 by the American Museum of Natural History, Natural History was first titled, The American Museum Journal. Since 2002, the magazine is published by Natural History Magazine headed by Charles Edward Harris. There are 10 issues published annually.
Since its founding, Natural History has chronicled the major expeditions and research findings by curators at the American Museum of Natural History and at other natural history museums and science centers. Stephen Jay Gould's column, "This View of Life," was a regular feature of the magazine from 1974 until he retired the column in 2001. Other regular columnists and contributing authors include Neil deGrasse Tyson, Jared Diamond, Richard Dawkins, Norman D. Newell, and Thomas Nicholson.
[edit] Archives
All of the issues of Natural History from 1924 to 2010 have been digitized and can now be searched on the Internet.
