Smithsonian Perspectives
At the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, we are gaining insights for our society in the 21st century
Review of ‘Doc: Then and Now with a Montana Physician’
Review of ‘Doc: Then and Now with a Montana Physician’
It’s in the Air: Skin, Stardust, Radio Waves, Vitamins, Spider Legs
We seldom notice air, but there’s more going on in that cubic foot of the ether in front of our faces than most of us would ever guess
The Cattle Ranch That Doubles As a School for Doers
Punching cows and hitting the books go together at Deep Springs, a feisty college that acts like it’s run by the students and it is
Shhhh…Those ‘Peculiar People’ Are Listening
They’re out there in there boondocks, doing their best to record the pure sounds of nature while there are still some quiet places left
Human Moms Teach Chimps It’s All in the Family
A nursery school at the Yerkes Primate Center gives lessons to the offspring of lab chimps on how to live like their wild-born relatives
Fickle Desert Blooms: Opulent One Year, No-shows the Next
Arid lands mean life on the edge. Adaptations serve flowers well, but deserts are always mosaics of abundance and seeming sterility
Again and Again in World War II, Blood Made The Difference
In 1940 the hard-driving Harvard biochemist Edwin Cohn broke plasma down into its different proteins and saved millions of soldiers’ lives
Smithsonian Perspectives
Our historic concern for conservation now leads us into many areas related to endangered species and biodiversity
However It Began on Earth, Life May Have Been Inevitable
In a universe filled with prebiotic compounds,it may be only a small step for some of them to hook up in ways that lead directly to life
Charles Csuri is an ‘Old Master’ in a New Medium
When a big mainframe first showed up at Ohio State University, this member of the artfaculty began moonlighting across the quad
The Biggest Fish That Ever Was
Gentle whale sharks roam the world’s warm seas but were rarely seen until an Australian gathering place was found
Giving New Life to Haida Art and the Culture It Expresses
Robert Davidson and Bill Reid rediscovered their past with the help of anthropologists, old books, tribal elders and a common ancestor
What’s Good For the Goose May Not be Good For You
Honk if you’ve had it up to here with geese on the golf course, in your yard, all over parks and beaches. You are not the only one
Phenomena, Comment & Notes
While Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 is history, space scientists are beginning to piece together the details of its pyrotechnic encounter with Jupiter last July
Page 446 of 446