Stories by Petiver

Cultural transmission makes animals flexible, but vulnerable

Exploring the richness and variety of letters sent to the East India Company

A moonshot for coral breeding

How the ‘black death’ left its genetic mark on future generations

The sarcastic fringehead's broad-mouthed display is reserved for fighting

Cork is making a comeback

The curious case of Norway’s demon wall (2021)

Imperfect Wisdom: On Rachel Aviv’s “Strangers to Ourselves”

Fugitive Colors: A true crime story about poached butterflies (1997)

Vietnam’s ancient whale temples

Mythology could help demystify dog domestication

Between Fact and Fable: Historical Fiction or Nonfictional Novel?

St. Cuthbert's Beads

Why do some humans love chili peppers?

Our long, vulnerable childhoods may be the key to our success

What Our Fantasies About the European Middle Ages Say About Us

A High School Teacher Changed Early 20th-Century Insect Science

Nephromyces: A mystery wrapped in a riddle wrapped in a kidney

Jumbo’s Ghost: Elephants and Machines in Motion

Manned Orbiting Laboratory

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