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...deeply mourned. What does counting chickadees have to do with anything really important? Peterson, of course, answered that question countless times during the past 62 years. Birds are not only beautiful and fascinating but also early indicators of what is right or going wrong on this planet (think of the canary in the mine shaft). Peterson opened up the natural world to millions of people who might otherwise have gone through life seeing only fluttering shapes and colors. He conscripted through sheer skill and persuasiveness an army of amateur observers; each year, some 24 million Americans make at least...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ROGER TORY PETERSON: 1908-1996: THE BIRDMAN OF AMERICA | 8/12/1996 | See Source »

...ENTERING CHIPMUNK COUNTRY? In South Africa people pay to get lowered into the brine in a shark cage, just for the thrill of cringing as the great whites go leering by. Maybe it's character building to be reminded that we aren't the only predators on the planet, that we're pretty puny ones, in fact, compared with those that do their meat-processing without the aid of metal implements. Maybe, if there were no bears to cull the human population, the wilderness would be overrun by AARP tour groups and camcorder-bearing Japanese...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE | 8/12/1996 | See Source »

...more aggressive 200. The 400 Michael listens to jazz on his headset in the days before a race; the 200 Michael listens to gangsta rap. The 400 Michael repairs to Waco, Texas, after the opening ceremonies to work with Hart. The 200 Michael parties the night away at Planet Hollywood with actor Billy Baldwin, skier Picabo Street and former decathlete Daley Thompson. The 400 Michael checks in on his Website www.michaeljohnson.com to answer fan mail, and carries with him a letter from Ruth Owens in which she writes that she sees her late husband Jesse in him. "Greatest compliment...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MICHAEL JOHNSON: DOUBLE FAST | 8/12/1996 | See Source »

Most scientists believe that Mars was warmer and wetter about 3.6 to four billion years ago, which is the age of the fossils in the meteor. Therefore, scientists say, the odds were good that some form of life existed on the planet...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Professors React to NASA Discovery of Fossil Evidence of Life on Mars | 8/9/1996 | See Source »

...People today are very self-centered, and this kind of thing says 'Hey, maybe it isn't just you, your state, your country, your planet. Maybe there's more to this...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Professors React to NASA Discovery of Fossil Evidence of Life on Mars | 8/9/1996 | See Source »

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