Nature | June 2022

The relationship between man and his noble steed is almost as old as civilization itself, allowing our species to explore, conquer and flourish with the horse. Nature traces this revolutionizing partnership with anthropologist Niobe Thompson in a two-part series.
American horses are icons. Mustang. Appaloosa. Morgan. Quarter Horse. Follow the history of the uniquely American horse breeds that have helped shape our nation and meet the people who are continuing in the long tradition of caring for them.
Learn surprising facts about the sharks that call the warm waters near Hawaii’s islands their home. Meet the whitetip reef shark, whale shark, tiger shark and more.
California is a land of extremes — tallest, deepest, highest, hottest. But in a rapidly changing and thirsty world, drought, dams and fire pose dire threats to an ecosystem connected by rivers on land, air and sea.
A filmmaker investigates his traumatic encounter with a 30-ton humpback whale that breached and almost landed on him while he was kayaking. What he discovers raises far bigger questions about human relationships with whales and their future.