Smithsonian Magazine: March 2004
Features
Panama Rises
The Central American nation, now celebrating its centennial, has come into its own since the United States ceded control of its vital waterway
By Bob Cullen
Kenyon's Ageless Quest
A San Francisco scientist's genetic research renews the ancient hope for a way to slow aging
By Stephen S. Hall
Monkey in the Middle
Blamed for destroying one of North Africa's most important forests, Morocco's Barbary macaques struggle to survive
By John F. Ross
Doris Duke's Islamic Art Retreat
The Honolulu hideaway built by "the richest girl in the world" is now a museum showcasing her unique collection of Islamic art
By Doug Stewart
In Their Footsteps
Retracing the route of captured American and Filipino soldiers on the Bataan Peninsula in World War II, the author grapples with their sacrifice
By Donovan Webster
Visions of China
With donated cameras, residents of remote villages document endangered ways of life, one snapshot at a time
By Marlane Liddell
Duel!
Defenders of honor or shoot-on-sight vigilantes? Even in 19th-century America, it was hard to tell
By Ross Drake
War, Honor and...Cats
After such knowledge, what forgiveness?
By Carey Winfrey
The epic of Rockefeller Center
Rockefeller Center symbolizes the heart of Manhattan
By Owen Edwards
Departments
Indelible Images
Private Eye
Noted for her sensitive photojournalism in postwar magazines, Esther Bubley is back in vogue
By Beverly W. Brannan
The Object at Hand
Magic Wand
Clarinetist Artie Shaw's recordings recall the nostalgic power of the big-band sound
By Owen Edwards
Points of Interest
Return of a Giant
A fully restored VulcanBirmingham, Alabama's 100-year-old statueresumes it's rightful place in town
By Jeff Book
Phenomena & Curiosities
Signal Discovery?
A Los Angeles scientist says living cells may make distinct sounds, which might someday help doctors "hear" diseases
By Mark Wheeler
From the Secretary
World View
Panama offers an ideal vantage point for scientists to see the big picture of life on earth
By Lawrence M. Small
Lewis and Clark
Osage Oranges Take a Bough
The first shipment of botanical specimens sent to President Jefferson contained the seeds of thousands of miles of fences
By Smithsonian magazine
The Last Page
No Chive Left Behind
Not since the launch of Sputnik has U.S. education seemed so ripe for reform
By Danny Heitman
