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Winter
2005
Vol. 58:1
Fanciful frills
help this leafy sea dragon resemble a clump of kelp. Many seahorse
species and their relatives are declining because they are popular
ingredients in traditional Chinese medicine.
Photograph by Brandon D. Cole.
Departments
Life
on the Edge
Founding Fathers
•Keith K. Howell
Horizons
Of Birds and Beetlejuice
•Kathleen M. Wong
Counterpoints
in Science
Battle of the Xs
•Jerold M. Lowenstein
Letters
to the Editor
Eucalyptus
SF Bay 2K
Technetium
Here
At The Academy
The Naturalist's Center
•Megan Mansell Williams
Reviews
•Rob Irion
on Unique Earth
•Tatiana Siegel
on Overloaded Earth
•Editors' Recommendations
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Features
Captain
Genome
An interview with gene sequencing pioneer J. Craig Venter. He's
sailing the oceans to discover new species and solve our energy
problems.
•Kathleen M. Wong
Attack
On The Army Ants
An army one million strong is bivouacked at the California Academy
of Sciences. Biologists had to battle customs, airlines, and the
stinging hordes to get them here.
•Brian L. Fisher
Mud,
Mud, Glorious Mud
Forget what mom said; a little dirt in your diet can be good for
your health.
•Suzanne Ubick
At
Home in the
Natural World
Skyguide
Hybrid solar eclipse
•Bing F. Quock
Naturalist's
Almanac
What to look for this Winter
•David Lukas
Not
available online:
For Want Of A Seahorse
Seahorses are under siege from followers of traditional Chinese
medicine, but aquaculture offers tantalizing solutions.
•Chiori Santiago
Something New Under The Sun
Views of our Sun's inner fires.
•Kathleen M. Wong
A Closer Look
Hopping with Life
•Megan Mansell Williams
In Pursuit Of Science
Cosmic Rays Bombard L.A.
•Kimberley M. Burtnyk
California Slender Salamander
An amphibian as old as the hills.
•Christine Colasurdo
Jerusalem Cricket
Drumming for love.
•Monica Jensen
The Red Slug
A hitchhiker slimes the Pacific Coast.
•David Williams
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