CURRENT ISSUE
February 1997
Features
Where staving off Armageddon is all in a day's work
At the Center for Nonproliferation Studies, scholar-activists are tracking the spread of nuclear fuels and making a safer world
Searching for the window into nature's soul
A new kind of poetry is created when Andy Goldsworthy works with stone, wood and water our world never looks quite the same again
Think of All You'd Miss If Your Reading Skills Weren't 'Enhanced' By Age
Think of all you'd miss if your reading skills weren't 'enhanced' by age
Phenomena, Comment and Notes
As scientists probe deeper into whether animals really have consciousness, questions arise. If they think, do we want to know what they think about us?
Smithsonian Perspectives
As financial demands soar, the Institution seeks corporate dollars while safeguarding its integrity