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Focuses on aftermath of El Chichón volcanic explosion in Mexico. Comparison of the volcanic eruption with Mount St. Helens' eruption in 1980; Observation of casualties due to the explosion; Plans of government to deal with the damage; Casualties due to re-eruption of the volcano; Apprehensions among refugees when it comes to going back to their native places.

Presents news briefs about geography and wildlife as of October 1995. Types of aquatic animals inhabiting Movile Cave in Romania; Analysis of structural engineer James O'Kon regarding a bridge in the ancient Maya city of Yaxchilan, Mexico; How the diet of the Masai people of Kenya prevents heart disease.

Reports activities at the annual Night of the Radishes in Oaxaca, Mexico on December 23. Details of the radish carving contest, which has been held every year since 1897; Awards for carvers, including honor and small cash prizes; Efforts of Delfino Garcia Esperanza.

Reports on archeologist Saburo Sugiyama's discovery of a human burial site in Teotihuacan's Pyramid of the Moon in Mexico. Description of the excavated skeleton of a male; Other artifacts found at the site.

Reports the 1996 discovery at a construction site northeast of Mexico City of bones from mammoths. Study by archaeologist Luis Morett Alatorre and paleontologists Joaquin Arroyo Cabrales and Oscar J. Polaco; Discovery on the bones of marks that appear to have been made by humans; Other remains at the site.