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Horizons: Hunting for our earliest living ancestor by Blake Edgar A microbiologist at UC Berkeley believes she had found a genetic fragment from a bacteria closer to the root of the tree of life than any other organism Habitats: Alameda's Whipping Snake by Gordy Slack The Alameda whipsnake, recently added to the Federal Endangered Species List, hags on by its tail in an environment of rapid human growth Counterpoints in Science: Therapies True and False  by Jerold M. Lowenstein Placebos, Nocebos, and Double-blinds Here At the Academy: Training Tomorrow's Scientists by Lisa Owens-Viani Chairman and Curator of Education Sam Taylor is forging dynamic ties between education and research at the Academy REVIEWS: Joel W. Hedgpeth on Silenced Rivers Skyguide: Worlds Align (Again) by Bing F. Quock A Trail Less Traveled: Rafting the Tuolumne by Blake Edgar Science track: A Forest of their Own by Julie Titone WILD LIVES: Sarcastic Fringehead by Dale Stokes Naturalist's Almanac: What to See  This Season		Common Ground  by Jane Braxton Little Longtime California forest foes bury the hatchet, but their unprecedented plan for three national forests sparks new controversy. Beyond the Beach by Wendee Holtcamp  In the wake of Archie Carr, researchers take advantage of modern telemetry and satellites to tag sea turtles and follow them out across the Pacific. A Family for Everyone: The Philosophy of Field Guides by Kathleen Dean Moore An Essay by the author of Riverwalking: Reflections  on Moving Water Herald the Swans' Reprise  by Nora Steiner Mealy  After a long absence, the trumpeter swan has been seen in California's Central Valley. Many observers are enthusiastic about the swans' return, but others fear the responsibility of another endangered species. Skywatcher: The Shape of Intelligence by Seth Shostak  If there are intelligent life forms out there, they will probably resemble us.