6 FIRST WORD Opinion Ben Bova
8 OMNIBUS Contributors
10 COMMUNICATIONS Correspondence
12 FORUM Dialogue
16 EARTH Environment Kenneth Brower
18 SPACE Astronomy Mark R. Chartrand III
20 LIFE Biomedicine Bernard Dixon
24 OFFICIAL CIRCLES Politics William K. Stuckey
26 THE ARTS Media
32 UFO UPDATE Report Allan Hendry
35 CONTINUUM Data Bank
44 THE ONCE AND FUTURE MOON Article Bevan M. French
50 FIVESIGHT • Fiction Spider Robinson
54 INTERFERON AND BEYOND Article Douglas Gasner
58 LUNAR CELEBRATION Pictorial Owen Davies
68 DEEP-BREATHING EXERCISES Fiction Orson Scott Card
76 GERARD K. O'NEILL Interview Monte Davis
80 THE EMPATH AND THE SAVAGES Fiction John Morressy
84 BIONIC BRAIN Article G. Harry Stine
88 PLANET STORY Pictorial
96 SUPERCYCLES Article Chester Kyle
102 THE ROCKS THAT MOVED Fiction John Keefauver
119 MAZE Diversions
135 STARS Comment Patrick Moore
137 EXPLORATIONS Travel Dave Dooling
140 AYERS ROCK Phenomena Malcolm Kirk
144 GAMES Diversions Scot Morris
146 LAST WORD Opinion Daniel Greenberg
129 PHOTO CREDITS