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Summer
2004
Vol. 57:3
An aerial view of a San Francisco salt
pond that lies adjacent to a tidal marsh.
Photograph by Herb Lingl
Departments
Life
on the Edge
Out of the Park
•Keith K. Howell
Habitats
Monarchs Hail the Eucalyptus
•Gordy Slack
Counterpoints
in Science
Walkaholics
•Jerold M. Lowenstein
Letters
to the Editor
A Mother's Love
Ballona Wetlands
Here
At The Academy
Testing the Downtown Waters
•Anna Barr
Reviews
•Adrian Barnett
on the Maya
•Nina Jablonski
on Frans de Waal
•Joseph Kinyon
on Art Wolfe
•John McCosker
on Good Seafood
•Gary Williams
on Undersea Images
•Editors' Recommendations
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Features
Past
The Salt
The colorful salt pans of San Francisco Bay are teeming with
life.
•Herb Lingl
Angst
Aloft
Tthe hardest part of a scientific expedition is often the last
leg—bringing discoveries back from distant lands.
•R.C. Drewes
Searching
For Aliens On Earth
In Earth's dry deserts, hot springs, ocean vents, scientists
are seeking clues to extraterrestrial life.
•Carol Tang
At
Home in the
Natural World
Wild Lives
Scorpion: A Case of Arrested Development
•Suzanne Ubick
Skyguide
The Planet Almost Called George
•Bing F. Quock
Naturalist's
Almanac
What to Look for This Summer
•David Lukas
Not
available online:
Where Have All The Giants Gone?
Some 13,000 years ago, many of the world's largest land animals
mysteriously disappeared. Scientists are trying to understand why.
•Matt Rasmussen
Gorillas In Our Midst
Humans and gorillas are prone to many of the same diseases.
As more tourists visit gorilla reserves, they expose the gorillas
to greater risks.
•Pamela Turner
Dune Vibes
The silence of Death Valley is often broken by a low, resonant moan.
The sand dunes are talking.
•Duncan R. King
In Pursuit of Science
An astronaut-in-training.
•Jinna Wilson
A
Closer Look
Cryptobiotic soils.
•Jessa Forte Netting
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