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Summer 2005
Vol. 58:3
A loggerhead turtle, newly
fitted with a satellite transmitter, is about to be released into
the Bahia de Los Angeles, Sea of Cortez, Mexico.
photograph by Terri Garland
Departments
Life
on the Edge
Over the Edge
•Keith K. Howell
Horizons
The Americas' First Cities
•Kathleen M. Wong
Habitats
Uncorking the Wild
•Gordy Slack
Counterpoints
in Science
Chocolate Rx
•Jerold M. Lowenstein
Letters
to the Editor
On Teaching Evolution
Gum Trees
Reviews
•Jack Dumbacher
on Birdsong
•Gail Hewson-Hull
on Vanilla
•Adrian Barnett
on Extinct Parakeets and on Wolves
•Kathleen M. Wong
on Food and Genes
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Features
Chocolate
Empires
Cacao served as tribute, currency, and sacrament in Mesoamerica
for more than 2,000 years.
•Dave Brian Butvill
The
Chocolate Tree
Taming the cacao tree made the chocolate bar possible. But in the
move from forest to farm, something critical to the plant's survival
may have disappared.
•Frank Almeda
The
Myth of Sexual Selection
Most species come in several shades of gender. So why do so many
believe the primary force behind evolution is sex?
•Joan Roughgarden
The
Accidental Reaper
Ravens follow humans
into new habitats, endless appetites in tow.
•Hugh Powell
In
the Bay of Angels
Turtle fishermen turn conservationists.
•Wallace J. Nichols with
Carl Safina
Tortugueros
Unite
Celebrating sea turtles in Baja.
•Barbara D. Andrews
Circling
Saturn
Cassini's view of the rings and moons.
•Bing F. Quock
At
Home in the
Natural World
Skyguide
The Milky Way Panorama
•Bing F. Quock
Naturalist's
Almanac
What to look for this Summer
•David Lukas
In
Pursuit of Science
Lessons in Leatherbacks
•Dave Brian Butvill
Los Artículos en Español
Tortuga
Cambiante
Pescadores de tortuga en Baja California se vuelven conservacionistas
•Wallace J. Nichols y Carl Safina
Grupo
Tortuguero
Rescatando a las Tortugas del desfiladero
•Barbara D. Andrews
Not available online:
Here at the
Academy
The Unblinking Eye of GORT
•Phil Plait
Wild Lives
The Roadrunner
•James W. Cornett |
