French Polynesia: Charting a New Course ( France �s restless South Pacific paradise grapples with modernization as it fights for its identity.)


Black Pearls of French Polynesia (Crystalline lagoons of the Tuamotu Archipelago provide a home for unique South Seas Trove.)


Restoring Old Ironsides (In July the U.S.S. Constitution is scheduled to set sail from Boston for the first time in 116 years.)


Cats: Nature�s Masterwork (From tiger to tabby, these marvels of design are all the same under the skin.)


The Human-Cat Connection: The Family Line (Researchers mapping feline DNA find intriguing genetic similarities to humans.)


Okinawa: Claiming its birthright ( Japan �s southern outpost has hosted the U.S. military for five decades. Some argue that�s long enough.)


Special Places: Hemingway�s Many Hearted Fox River (Hemingway�s storied trout stream wends its way through the woods and bogs of northern Michigan .)


In Focus: Central Africa �s Cycle of Violence (Forty years of violence between Hutu and Tutsi has scarred the core of a continent.)