October 2007
Features
Deep Trouble
Adaptations to deepwater living make the fishes of the deep sea particularly vulnerable to overfishing.
Samplings
They Came from the Deep
Genes that let pathogenic bacteria thrive in the human gut arose from genes for surviving in deep-sea thermal vents.
Samplings
Collective Medicine
Wood ants disinfect their homes and prevent disease with conifer resin.
Samplings
Australia’s Rip Van Winkle
The marsupial pygmy-possum hibernates when its belly is full—for as many as 367 days.
Samplings
That Sinking Feeling
Hot rocks beneath North America’s crust keep much of the continent above water.
Samplings
Out of Sync
Climate change will likely disrupt the timing of many pollinator-plant relationships.
Samplings
Snow Gray
Dust—on the rise as the world warms—causes mountain snow to melt faster and earlier.
Universe
Fellow Traveler
Fifty years ago this month, the U.S.S.R. launched Sputnik 1, the world's first Earth-orbiting artificial satellite. Shocked into action, the U.S. ramped up its space program—and its science education.
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