November 1997
Aging: New
Answers to Old Questions (In the face of an exploding elderly population,
scientists study how and why humans age, and seek the secrets of longer,
healthier lives.)
Wilderness
Rafting Siberian Style (A fearless Siberian team takes handmade equipment to
the edge on the raging Oygaing River in Uzbekistan .)
Quebec ’s
Quandary (After a troubled 130-year marriage to English-speaking Canada , the
French-speaking province is weighing the pros and cons of calling it quits.)
Flies that
Fight (Flies with spreading antlers that battle like miniature elk for mates?
Take a ringside seat for the rain forest brawl.)
Portrait of
a Hutsul Village (In the seclusion of Ukraine’s Carpathian Mountains, the
Hutsul people are regaining ancestral lands and reviving cherished traditions
suppressed by the former Soviet Union.)
A Special
Place : North Woods Journal (Deep in the Minnesota wilderness, where pine trees
claw the surface of dark lakes, a native son records his habitat in a personal
journey of discovery.)
Mustang:
Nepal ’s Forgotten Corner (Long isolated by topography and regional politics,
the picturesque realm of Mustang is now open to the outside world.)