Science Illustrated Sept/Oct 2008 Magazine

Science Illustrated Sep/Oct 2008 fifth Issue PDF. Scanned, deskewed and OCR ran on applicable pages.

Contents:

Archaeology p.50
Peru's Lost Civilization-Found
The Amazing Story of a Pre-Incan Culture Unearthed
Excavations uncover the secrets of a mysterious and influential Peruvian civilization.
Paleoanthropology p.72
Skull & Bytes
Virtual Fossils
Researchers take CAT scanners on the road to peer inside ancient fossils.
Botany p.68
Saudi Arabia's Jurassic Park
Green Ambitions
The world's largest greenhouse will showcase the entire living history of plants.
Conservation p.60
Last Chance
What scientists around the world are doing to save fast-disappearing amphibians.
Portfolio p.42
Smashing Axioms
Exclusive images from one of the largest scientific experiments in human history.
Captive Breeding p.36
Bred to be Wild
Inside one woman's radical quest to save the almost-extinct South China tiger.
Renewable Resources p.56
Seawater + Freshwater = Clean Energy
Osmotic power-an emerging alternative-energy source-gets its day in Norway.
Frontiers of Medicine
Re-Arming against Schizophrenia
New research may help scientists refine treatments for a debilitating disease.
Bull's-Eye p.10
Crocodile hatchlings, medical leeches, a flat faced
fish and a soda can that's also a computer-
in this issue's gallery of amazing images.
Science Update p.19
The oldest jellyfish fossils, how to spot a lab created
diamond, a giant prehistoric rodent,
and the most massive stars ever observed.
Ask Us p.29
How did insects evolve? Why does lightning
zigzag? Where is Cleopatra buried? How do we
measure the distance to the moon?
World of Science p.82
Earth's most dangerous waters, octopuses that
mimic other animals, and other fascinating
nuggets of scientific knowledge.

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