Features

• The Fish and the Forest

  Salmon-catching bears fertilize forests with the partially eaten carcasses of their favorite food

  Scott M. Gende and Thomas P. Quinn   | August 1, 2006  |

• The Strangest Satellites in the Solar System

  Found in stretched, slanted, loop-d-loop orbits, an odd breed of planetary satellites opens a window into the formation of the planets

  David Jewitt, Scott S. Sheppard and Jan Kleyna   | August 1, 2006  |

• A Great Leap in Graphics

  The quality of 3-D computer graphics is poised for a quantum jump forward, thanks to speedier ways to simulate the flight of light

  W. Wayt Gibbs   | August 1, 2006  |

• Climate and the Evolution of Mountains

  New studies of the Himalaya and the Tibetan Plateau suggest a deep relation between climate and tectonics

  Kip Hodges   | August 1, 2006  |

• The Real Life of Pseudogenes

  Disabled genes, molecular relics scattered across the human genomic landscape, have a story of their own to tell. And it is still unfolding

  Mark Gerstein and Deyou Zheng   | August 1, 2006  |

• The Expert Mind

  Studies of the mental processes of chess grandmasters have revealed clues to how people become experts in other fields as well

  Philip E. Ross   | August 1, 2006  | 6

• Power for a Space Plane

  Creating a revolutionary jet engine that could propel a space plane to orbit affordably and routinely is a tough but seemingly achievable task

  Thomas A. Jackson   | August 1, 2006  |