December 2001
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Features
Choice Victuals
For smithsonian's writers, the curiouser the better
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Something's Fishy
Scientists are trying to fathom why Hawaii's fish population is declining
October Surprise
Any other year, giving reactionary author V. S. Naipaul a Nobel Prize would have sparked debate
Review of GERMS: Biological Weapons and America's Secret War
Review of GERMS: Biological Weapons and America's Secret War