In this issue: Fritjof Capra’s “The Systems View of Life”, a look at hierarchical structures by Tom McKeag and how to use engineer Curt McNamara’s “System Explorer”. Heidi Fischer reveals the hidden world of desert potholes in which an animal’s relationship with the season can mean life or death. The science of science stories with Brian Olson and Randy Palermo, and artist Rafael Araujo’s constructed drawings of natural objects.

Have a nice spring and happy reading!

Marjan Eggermont