California Wild Summer 2002

The Magazine of the CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

Summer 2002
Vol. 55:3

Chimpanzees and humans have more in common than just genes. Sidestepping conflicts without resorting to violence is our shared social inheritance.
Photograph by Frans Lanting

Departments
Life on the Edge
It's a Question of Breeding
•Keith K. Howell

Here at the Academy
Song, Dance and Science
•Jessie Landau

Horizons
Squirrel, Interrupted
Ant Empires
•Kathleen M. Wong

Habitats
For A Few Days of Fuel
•Gordy Slack

Letters to the Editor
Good and Bad Shellfish
Fish Farming

Reviews
•Erika Kelly
on Gorilla Watchers
•David Lukas
on Cranes
•Editors' Recommendations

Features
The Three Chimpanzees
Homo sapiens and our two closest relatives, chimpanzees and bonobos, have evolved strikingly distinct ways of resolving conflicts peacefully.
•Nina G. Jablonski

A Star is Reborn
Mother Nature is the ultimate recycler. As old stars fade away, whole new suns rise, born of atoms forged in the hearts of earlier suns.
•Bing F. Quock

Second Chances:
An Interview with Robert Lanza
Scientist Robert Lanza is at the forefront of stem cell research, which holds promise for the future of endangered animals and critically ill people.
•Keith K. Howell

Hidden Reserves of California
The University of California has 34 wild classrooms in its statewideNatural Reserve System. Each one doubles as an outdoor laboratory.
•Helen Wagenvoord

Legend of the Lahontan Trout
Endangered giant Lahontan cutthroat trout were once common in Nevada's lakes. Now they are making a comeback, thanks to a local Indian tribe and the federal government, each motivated by different goals.
•Betsy Mason

At Home in the
Natural World
Skyguide
Poor Ol' Pluto
•Bing F. Quock

Naturalist's Almanac
What to Look for This Season
•David Lukas

Not available online:
A Closer Look
Top of the Trees
•Noreen Parks

In Pursuit of Science
My Blue Heron
•Christine Colasurdo