Trek into the world of big words—from adaptation to matriarch to yucca. For each issue, we add more.
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A Bear of a Job
Can the National Zoo's new pandas help their endangered Chinese cousins to survive?
Panda Links
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FOOD: NEW AND IMPROVED?
Is there something fishy about your fruit? One day that question might not sound so crazy. Scientists are creating plants that contain some amazing combinations of genes. Does this mean progress or problems? Get to the root of the question on page 4 of our November-December issue.
Explore More
• Luke Anderson, Genetic Engineering, Food, and Our Environment (Chelsea Green, 1999)
• Michael W. Fox, Beyond Evolution (Lyons Press, 1999)
• Alan McHughen, Pandora's Picnic Basket (Oxford University Press, 2000)
• Stephen Nottingham, Eat Your Genes (Palgrave, 1998)
>> PBS: Harvest of Fear
Companion to a Nova/Frontline program, this site offers diverse views on genetically modified foods.
>> Council for Biotechnology Information
Biotech companies present their side of the genetic engineering debate.
>> Quick Flick: Genetics
Explore the "twisted" world of DNA through this cartoon.
>> Brainpop: Pollination
Get the buzz on how flowers reproduce in this science cartoon.
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LIFE ON THE EDGE
About 700 years ago, a group of Native Americans thrived in the high cliffs of the Southwest. Then they disappeared. What happened to them? Journey into a world of mystery on page 14 of our November-December issue.
Explore More
• Larry Cheek, A.D. 1250 (Arizona Highways, 1994)
• Reuben Ellis, ed., Stories and Stone (Pruett, 1996)
• Susan E. Goodman, Stones, Bones, and Petroglyphs (Atheneum, 1998)
• Mound Builders & Cliff Dwellers (Time-Life, 1992)
>> Mesa Verde—Balcony House
Take a tour of a cliff dwelling. (You may need to load iPIX.)
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