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Thursday, August 28, 2008
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8/16/04
Cover Story
Yes, most of the earth is covered by water, but we have explored just a fraction of the world beneath the seas. Today, a new age of undersea exploration dawns
Special report: The blue planet
In obscure marine ecosystems, clues to the origins of life
Beach vacations are still limited to Earth, but scientists say there may be other ones out there
Aquaculture has a bad rep, but innovators are finding healthy ways to return it to U.S. waters
Have you talked to your shark today? Embedded computer chips keep track-and reveal much
The swinger of the deep seas?
A lobster's life
Warming oceans, depleted fish stocks, dirty water—they set the stage for a jellyfish invasion
Its shores eroding, its young people leaving, Smith Island, Md., is running out of time
Pollution is closing scores of beaches this summer and warning swimmers from thousands more
Beaches sure can be a lot of fun, but keeping all that sand where it belongs is a heck of a big job
The HMS Sussex may be the most valuable shipwreck in history; divers will soon find out
When the wife of a champion free-diver tried to break his record, something went terribly wrong
Surfers searching for the 100-footer
Sea serpents, beach giants, boiling seas-ancient mariners feared them all
Nation & World
Orange alerts, old intelligence—sure, it's confusing, but here's why the war on terrorism may have just taken a big turn; anatomy of a terrorism alert
All that jockeying over intelligence reforms; the devil really is in the details
Terrorism: Imagining the worst
Trying to stop truck bombs, the terrorists' low-tech, lethal weapon of choice
Letter from Chicago: Windy City turbulence
French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson
Michael Barone: A choice on trade
John Leo: The ACLU's uncivil liberties
Money & Business
An oil slick on Wall Street; a paucity of jobs
Tech firms want more female computer whizzes
Rich man, poor man
Update on Leona Helmsley
Urban makeover artist
Rewiring Microsoft; grabbing a bite with a nonplaying game boy
Building up is back in fashion
Editorial
Mortimer B. Zuckerman: A little matter of substance
Whispers
Washington Whispers: Minority scribes have a dream-and it isn't D.C.; coach Hastert's model: Joe Gibbs; Republican grrrl talk; Chelsea's future; unvarnished Hughes; Homeland parade; dieting for success; Abu Ghraib fallout; "Clinton Rock"; honey-dipped Bush
Cartoon
Michael Ramirez cartoon on Lady Liberty
Letters
Our readers write about broken intelligence and the path to Mideast peace

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