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...Colo. Widely acclaimed for his studies of the sun, most notably his theory explaining how solar eruptions cause magnetic storms and auroral displays on earth. Chapman displayed an almost equal genius as manager and coordinator of I.G.Y., which engaged many thousands of scientists in a worldwide cooperative study of planet Earth...
Whales are extraordinary animals. Besides being the largest creatures on this planet, they apparently possess a sense of humor, a reasonably well-developed conversational skill, and an inordinate amount of musical ability. According to an accumulation of scientific findings, they lumber through the oceans bellowing raga-like compositions of extraordinary length and complexity. On the other hand, whale intelligence may leave something to be desired, for they seem about to embark on a career in the music business. Humpback whales have just made a record. And last week whales were performing with the New York Philharmonic in a new work...
...issued by Communications Research Machines Inc. of Del Mar, Calif. The record is part of a growing program initiated by the New York Zoological Society and designed to stir public interest in saving whales from extinction. Says Hovhaness: "We've got to preserve everything we can on this planet. It's God's own little spaceship. Everything counts...
Conservationists fear that the limit may have already been passed. Biologist David Ehrenfeld writes in his new book, Biological Conservation: "All species are potential Humpty Dumpty's. The processes of evolution, as we know them, will not put them together again on this planet once they are destroyed." Even now, man may qualify for a niche in the red data book. "There is so much DDT in human fat," says Ehrenfeld, "that if man were edible, he would be banned from the market...
...Deliverance, Dicket (3) 4. Great Lion of God, Caldwell (5) 5. Losing Battles, Welty (9) 6. Travels with My Aunt, Greene (4) 7. The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight, Breslin (7) 8. The Godfather, Puzo (6) 9. The Anderson Tapes, Sanders 10. Mr. Sammler's Planet, Bellow...