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Summary
Jan 2013
technology
The Future in 50, 100, and 150 Years
space
Starship Humanity
quantum physics
Strange and Stringy
medical engineering
Bionic Connections
life science
Small Wonders
climate
The Coming Megafloods
neuroscience
A Confederacy of Senses
Dec 2012
innovation
World Changing Ideas
physics
The Unquantum Quantum
climate change
The Winters of Our Discontent
medical ethics
Is Drug Research Trustworthy?
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space
Four Starry Nights
art conservation
The Case of the Disappearing
Daguerreotypes
neuroscience
Mind Theorist
Nov 2012
particle physics
The Inner Life of Quarks
neuroscience
Grow Your Own Eye
biology
Autism and the Technical Mind
quantum physics
A New Enlightenment
Quantum theory once seemed like the last nail in the coffin of
pure reason. Now it's looking like its savior
Oct 2012
science
State of The World's Science
neuroscience
The Language of the Brain
environment
Ecosystems on the Brink
physics
The Higgs at Last
energy
Kinetic Kite
psychology
The Wisdom of the Psychopaths
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biochemistry
Journey to the Genetic Interior
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What was once known as junk DNA turns out to hold hidden
treasures, says computational biologist Ewan Birney
Sep 2012
Beyond Limits
evolution
Super Humanity
intelligence
Can We Keep Getting Smarter?
consciousness
The Case of the Sleeping Slayer
aging
How We All Will Live to Be 100
neuroengineering
Mind in Motion
The idea that paralyzed people might one day control their
limbs just by thinking is no longer a Hollywood-style fantasy
technology
The Edge of Ambition
complexity
Machines of the Infinite
basic science
Questions for the Next Million Years
ecology
The Great Climate Experiment
physics
Beyond the Quantum Horizon
Aug 2012
astrophysics
The Benevolence of Black Holes
neuroscience
The Joyful Mind
evolutionary biology
New Life for Ancient DNA
climate
Lakes on Ice
atomosphere science
Deadly Rays from Clouds
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education
Building a Better Science Teacher
health
Quiet Little Traitors
biodiversity
Which Species will Live?
bacteriology
Phage Factor
Jul 2012
evolution
Why We Help
space
Reading the Red Planet
health
Secrets of the HIV Controllers
engineering
Fleet Foot
Nimble robots like this Cheetah will help the military navigate
terrain too rocky for wheels
polar science
Witness to an Antarctic Meltdown
physics
Nobel Pursuits
animal behavior
The Rat that Laughed
artificial intelligence
Machines that Think for Themselves
Jun 2012
medicine
The Ultimate Social Network
astrophysics
Super Supernovae
neuroscience
The Human Brain Project
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technology
Fusion's Missing Pieces
ecology
Busy Bee
infectious disease
Waiting to Explode
history of science
The Right Way to Get It Wrong
sociobiology
Life is a Shell Game
virology
Resistance Fighter
May 2012
quantum physics
Loops, Trees and the Search for New
Physics
future health
Tomorrow's Medicine
evolution
Triumph of the Titans
neuroscience
Erasing Painful Memories
botany
What a Plant Smells
Botanists are getting a whiff of the ways that plants smell one
another. Some plants recognize injured neighbors by scent;
others sniff out a meal
forensic medicine
Telltale Hearts
meteorology
A Better Eye On the Storm
photonics
Nature's Color Tricks
innovation
Professional Seer
Apr 2012
human evolution
First of Our Kind
physics
Quantum Gravity in Flatland
Imagine space were 2-D rather than 3-D. How would the
force of gravity work? The surprising answers are guiding
physicists to a unified theory of nature
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neuroscience
This Is Your Brain in Meltdown
space science
Bound for the Moon
The next rover to roam the moon's surface may come not
from NASA and its rocket scientists but from college students
and private companies working on a shoestring
medicine
Polio's Last Act
medicine
Birth of a Cold War Vaccine
paleontology
Time Traveler
physiology
The Limits of Breath Holding
It's logical to think that the brain's need for oxygen is what
limits how long people can hold their breath. Logical, but not
the whole story
Mar 2012
neuroscience
What Makes Each Brain Unique
astrophysics
The Far, Far Future of Stars
Some say its glory days are long gone, but the universe has
life in it yet. Brand-new types of celestial phenomena will
unfold over the coming billions and trillions of years
paleontology
Dinosaurs of the Lost Continent
energy
Gather the Wind
medicine
Blocking HIV's Attack
info tech
The Shadow Web
biotechnology
Lifting the Black Cloud
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climate
Hit Them with the Hockey Stick
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Feb 2012
physics
Is Space Digital?
medicine
The Great Prostate Cancer Debate
environment
Swept From Africa to the Amazon
public health
Sleeping With the Enemy
citizen science
All Hands on Deck
sustainable agriculture
The Future of Chocolate
brain science
The Collision Syndrome
anatomy
Fetal Armor
bioengineering
The Brittle Star's Apprentice
Chemist Joanna Aizenberg mines the deep sea and the forest
wetlands for nature's design secrets and uses them to fashion
new materials that may change the world
Jan 2012
biology
A New Path to Longevity
cosmology
Goldilocks Black Holes
animal behavior
The Compass Within
immunology
The Patient Scientist
health
Five Hidden Dangers of Obesity
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technology
The Department of Pre-Crime
physics
The Science of the Glory
sustainability
More Food, Less Energy
environment
Dust Up
Dec 2011
technology
World Changing Ideas
technology
The Machine That Would Predict the
Future
If you dropped all the world's data into a black box, could it
become a crystal ball that would let you see the futureeven
test what would happen if you chose A over B? One
researcher thinks so, and he could soon get a billion euros to
build it
space exploration
This Way to Mars
biology
Dazzling Miniatures
climate change
After the Deluge
neuroscience
Hidden Switches in the Mind
animal behavior
Ants & the Art of War
forensics
Arm in the Ice
education
Speaking Out on the "Quiet Crisis"
Nov 2011
archaeology
The 1st Americans
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planetary science
Digging Mars
The Mars Phoenix mission revived hopes that the Red Planet
may be habitable, preparing the way for a new rover to be
launched this month
planetary science
The Smallest Astronauts
Did space rocks seed Earth with life? To test that idea, a
Russian probe is about to see whether microbes can survive a
round-trip to Mars
experimental philosophy
Thought Experiments
sustainability
Can We Feed the World & Sustain the
Planet?
geology
Sleeping Giant
biotechnology
The Wipeout Gene
computing
A Formula for Economic Calamity
energy
The Truth About Fracking
diagnostics
The Medical Sleuth
Oct 2011
astrophysics
The Dark Side of The Milky Way
chemistry
Atom Power
chemistry
10 Unsolved Mysteries
chemistry
The Scent of Your Thoughts
geology
Afghanistan's Buried Riches
medicine
A New Ally against Cancer
forensics
How Skulls Speak
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precision
physics
Waiting for the Higgs
paleontology
The Dinosaur Baron of Transylvania
biology
Actuary of the Cell
Sep 2011
Street-Savvy
Engines of Innovation
Global Bazaar
Street Talk
We walk a line between the anarchy of choice and Disneyfication, says the author of Neuromancer
Aug 2011
cosmology
Does the Multiverse Really Exist?
human origins
The Evolution of Grandparents
neuroscience
How To Build a Better Learner
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energy
The False Promise of Biofuels
life science
Treasure in the Trees
medicine
A Breath of Fresh Air
sociology
How New York Beat Crime
philosophy of science
Why Math Works
archaeology
Zahi Hawass, Egypt's Indiana Jones and
One-Time Mubarak Ally, Tries to Cozy
Up to Pro-Democracy Activists
Jul 2011
neuroscience
The Limits of Intelligence
The laws of physics may well prevent the human brain from
evolving into an ever more powerful thinking machine
astrophysics
The Periodic Table of the Cosmos
health care
The Best Medicine
climate change
The Last Great Global Warming
engineering
Underground Railroad
biology
Evolution of the Eye
cybersecurity
Hacking the Lights Out
disease control
Scent of a Human
cosmology
Bad Boy of Physics
Jun 2011
physics
Living In A Quantum World
neuroscience
A Test for Consciousness
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nuclear energy
Planning for the Black Swan
biology
A Nobel Celebration
technology
Inside the Meat Lab
microbiology
The Smartest Bacteria on Earth
health
The Devil's Cancer
history of science
Greater Glory
global warming
"I Stick to Science"
May 2011
sustainability
7 Radical Energy Solutions
cosmology
The Lost Galaxies
neuroscience
The Hidden Organ In Our Eyes
physics
The Space Station's Crown Jewel
agriculture
The Growing Menace from Superweeds
natural history
Masters of Disguise
creativity
Inner Sparks
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medicine
The Enemy Within
imaging
Neuroscience in the Courtroom
environment
Can the Dead Sea Live?
Irrigation and mining are sucking the salt lake dry, but
together Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority could
save the sacred sea
artificial intelligence
Solving the Cocktail Party Problem
cell biology
The Orderly Chaos of Proteins
seismology
Seconds Before the Big One
sustainability
Food Fight
animal behavior
Natural-Born Killer
Lethal from day one, the tentacled snake uses surprisingly sly
tactics to capture fish
Mar 2011
psychology
The Neuroscience of True Grit
space science
Journey to the Innermost Planet
medicine
Diseases in a Dish
imaging
Signals in a Storm
archaeology
Putting Stonehenge in Its Place
physics
Demons and the Quest Entropy for
Absolute Zero
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climate change
A Shifting Band of Rain
public health
Not Just an Illness of the Rich
paleontology
Dinosaur Death Trap
Feb 2011
health
How to Fix the Obesity Crisis
space
Citizen Satellites
sustainability
The Blue Food Revolution
New fish farms out at sea, and cleaner operations along the
shore, could provide the world with a rich supply of much
needed protein
cognitive psychology
How Language Shapes Thought
biology
The Inner Life of the Genome
The way our genes are arrayed and move in the 3-D space of
the cell nucleus turns out to profoundly influence how they
function, in both health and disease
ecology
A Friend to Aliens
astrophysics
X-Ray Vision
neuroprosthetics
Mind Out of Body
history of science
Jefferson's Moose
Jan 2011
evolution
Dawn of the Deed
space
Contact The Day After
infectious disease
Flu Factories
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energy
In Search of the Radical Solution
ecology
Seeds of the Amazon
neuroscience
100 Trillion Connections
environment
Casualties of Climate Change
computer science
Rise of the Robo Scientists
public health
Radioactive Smoke
Dec 2010
innovation
World Changing Ideas
physics
A Geometric Theory of Everything
paleontology
Blood from Stone
biology
Life Unseen
health
Hallucinogens as Medicine
info science
Long Live the Web
life science
Jane of the Jungle
space exploration
Jump-Starting the Orbital Economy
robotics
Cyborg Beetles
Tiny flying robots that are part machine and part insect may
one day save lives in wars and disasters
Nov 2010
cosmology
Dark Worlds
A shadow cosmos, woven silently into our own, may have its
own rich inner life
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neuroscience
Controlling the Brain with Light
engineering
How to Build the Supergrid
ecology
Phosphorus Lake
physics
Dr. Unification
For years the cosmos and the atom have been at odds with
one another. If any physicist can reconcile them, it's Steven
Weinberg
environment
Climate Heretic
Oct 2010
evolution
How We Are Evolving
astronomy
Origami Observatory
poll
In Science We Trust
medicine
Revolution Postponed
physics
The (Elusive) Theory of Everything
robotics
Robot Be Good
biology
Sensational Sucker
mind
Desperate for an Autism Cure
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energy
Reinventing the Leaf
The ultimate fuel may come not from corn or algae but
directly from the sun itself
info science
Digitizer in Chief
Sep 2010
Eternal Fascinations with the End
medicine
Why Can't We Live Forever
bioethics
When Does Life Belong to the Living?
forensics
Dust to Dust
anthropology
Last of Their Kind
technology
Good Riddance
environment
How Much is Left?
risk analysis
Laying Odds on the Apocalypse
cosmology
Could Time End?
Yes. And no. For time to end seems both impossible and
inevitable. Recent work in physics suggests a resolution to the
paradox
trends
What Comes Next
Aug 2010
space
Planets We Could Call Home
The night skies are littered with distant planets, but what are
they really like? Theoretical models suggest that a surprising
number of "exoplanets" could be similar to Earthand may
even support life
special
Origins
anthropology
When the Sea Saved Humanity
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medicine
Robot Pills
environment
Threatening Ocean Life from the Inside
Out
imaging
Filming the Invisible in 4D
technology
The Hacker in Your Hardware
environment
Plastic Surf
Jul 2010
cosmology
Is The Universe Leaking Energy?
medicine
DNA Drugs Come of Age
transportation
The Dirty Truth About Plug-In Hybrids
robotics
War of the Machines
energy
Clean Energy From Filthy Water
evolution
Winged Victory
psychology
How Babies Think
environment
The Drillers Are Coming
Jun 2010
Several events, both natural and man-made, can happen
suddenly and at any time, completely transforming societies.
future
12 Events That Will Change Everything Many of these events will not unfold the way popular
conceptions have imagined they will.
medicine
Alzheimer's - Forestalling the Darkness
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physics
Is Time An Illusion?
environment
Washing Carbon Out of the Air
archaeology
Did Neandertals Think Like Us?
earth science
The Earth's Missing Ingredient
security
Fake Botox, Real Threat
May 2010
astrophysics
Through Neutrino Eyes
medicine
Your Inner Healers
transportation
Revolutionary Rail
neuroscience
Uncanny Sight in the Blind
climate change
Arctic Plants Feel the Heat
innovations
A Better Lens on Disease
food science
Breeding Cassava to Feed the Poor
Apr 2010
astronomy
8 Wonders of the Solar System
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neuroscience
Faulty Circuits
sustainability
Boundaries for a Healthy Planet
sustainability
Solutions to Environmental Threats
sustainability
Breaking the Growth Habit
medicine
Regaining Balance with Bionic Ears
Electronic implants in the inner ear may one day restore clear
vision and equilibrium in some patients who experience
disabling unsteadiness
technology
The Rise of Instant Wireless Networks
biology
The Hidden Life of Truffles
Mar 2010
planetary science
The Moon That Would Be A Planet
neuroscience
The Brain's Dark Energy
Brain regions active when our minds wander may hold a key
to understanding neurological disorders and even
consciousness itself
energy
Fusion's False Dawn
geology
Evolution of Minerals
medicine
Toxic Gas, Lifesaver
animal behavior
Worm Charmers
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environment
Climate Change: A Controlled
Experiment
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Feb 2010
astronomy
Cloudy with a Chance of Stars
evolution
The Naked Truth
transportation
Better Mileage Now
medicine
The Art of Bacterial Warfare
environment
Fixing the Global Nitrogen Problem
perception
Seeing Forbidden Colors
life science
The Prolific Afterlife of Whales
Jan 2010
cosmology
Looking for Life in the Multiverse
biology
The Rise and Fall of Nanobacteria
earth science
Violent Origins of Continents
info tech
Real Money from Virtual Worlds
environment
Local Nuclear War, Global Suffering
computers
The Next 20 Years of Microchips
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medicine
A Plan to Defeat Neglected Tropical
Diseases
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The poorest people are not only poor. They are also
chronically sick, making it harder for them to escape poverty.
A new global initiative may break the vicious cycle
Dec 2009
astronomy
Portrait of a Black Hole
innovation
World Changing Ideas
origin of life
Expanding the Limits of Life
environment
Methane: A Menace Surfaces
archaeology
Decoding an Ancient Computer
medicine
The Double Life of ATP
microscopy
Illuminating the Lilliputian
Nov 2009
astronomy
The Long Lost Siblings of the Sun
neuroscience
New Culprits in Chronic Pain
energy
A Path to Sustainable Energy by 2030
human evolution
Rethinking the Hobbits of Indonesia
info tech
The Everything TV
sustainability
The Rise of Vertical Farms
auto tech
The Future of Cars
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Oct 2009
astrophysics
Black Stars, Not Holes
neuroscience
Turbocharging the Brain
energy
Squeezing More Oil from the Ground
archaeology
Lost Cities of the Amazon
medicine
Boosting Vaccine Power
security
Privacy and the Quantum Internet
industry
Biotech's Plans to Sustain Agriculture
Sep 2009
cosmology
Origin of the Universe
neuroscience
Origin of the Mind
The first step in figuring out how the human mind arose is
determining what distinguishes our mental processes from
those of other creatures
biology
Origin of Life on Earth
Fresh clues hint at how the first living organisms arose from
inanimate matter
info tech
Origin of Computing
innovations, history
Origins - The Start of Everything
Aug 2009
human evolution
Twilight of the Neandertals
physics
Adventures in Curved Spacetime
energy policy
What Now for Nuclear Waste?
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vision is dead. Now some say that doing nothing in the near
term may be the smartest solution
medicine
Surprises from Celiac Disease
electronics
An Iron Key to High-Temperature
Superconductivity?
innovations, medicine
A New Kind of Drug Target
How does bathwater well below the boiling point give off
steam?
Jul 2009
space exploration
From the Moon to Mars
The only scientist and field geologist ever to visit the moon
offers some pointers to those who will one day visit Mars
medicine
New Ways to Squash Superbugs
biofuels
Grassoline at the Pump
neuroscience
Origins of the Left & Right Brain
conservation
The Ivory Trail
economics
The Science of Bubbles & Busts
Jun 2009
astronomy
Improbable Planets
medicine
The Price of Silent Mutations
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sustainability
Phosphorus: A Looming Crisis
tech leaders
Scientific American 10
evolution
The Taming of the Cat
info tech
Data in the Fast Lanes of Racetrack
Memory
What causes albinism? Are there any treatments for it?; Why
do two things I like to eat sometimes taste so bad when eaten
together?
May 2009
planetary science
The Planetary Air Leak
evolution
What Makes Us Human?
environment
Could Food Shortages Bring Down
Civilization?
security
How to Steal Secrets
biotech
Progress in Tissue
nanotech
Powering Nanorobots
Apr 2009
life science
Saving the Honeybee
cosmology
Does Dark Energy Really Exist?
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evolution
The Evolution of Primate Color Vision
psychology
The Post-Traumatic Stress Trap
materials science
The Dawn of the Miniature Green
Lasers
public health
Preventing the Next Pandemic
Mar 2009
physics
A Quantum Threat to Special Relativity
nanotech
The World's Smallest Radio
neuroscience
Saving New Brain Cells
energy
The Power of Renewables
medicine
New Tactics Against Tuberculosis
security
Monitoring for Nuclear Explosions
Feb 2009
physics
Naked Singularities
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medicine, nanotech
Nanomedicine Targets Cancer
earth science
The Origin of the Land Under the Sea
The deep basins under the oceans are carpeted with lava that
spewed from submarine volcanoes and solidified. Scientists
have solved the mystery of how, precisely, all that lava
reaches the seafloor
space science
New Dawn for Electric Rockets
neuroscience
Sculpting the Brain
climate change
The Greenhouse Hamburger
There are fewer fish in the sea than ever. Complexity theory,
argues mathematician George Sugihara, provides a
counterintuitive way to revitalize the worlds fisheries
Jan 2009
evolution
Darwin's Living Legacy
evolution
Testing Natural Selection
evolution
From Atoms to Traits
evolution
The Human Pedigree
evolution
This Old Body
evolution
What Will Become of Homo sapiens?
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evolution
Four Fallacies of Pop Evolutionary
Psychology
evolution
Evolution in the Everyday World
evolution
The Science of Spore
evolution
The Latest Face of Creationism
Elevators
Dec 2008
planetary science
The Restless World of Enceladus
Wrinkled landscapes and spouting jets on Saturns sixthlargest moon hint at underground waters
biotech
A New Molecule of Life
neuroscience
The Magic and the Brain
microscopy
The Light Fantastic
auto tech
Driving Toward Crashless Cars
biology
Taking Wing
info tech
Can Phishing be Foiled?
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Nov 2008
geoengineering
A Sunshade for Planet Earth
neuroscience
Jacking into the Brain
physics
The Long Arm of the Second Law
medicine
The Vaccine Search Goes On
medicine
Can HIV Be Cured?
information science
DNA Computers for Work and Play
innovations
The Incredible Shrinking Scanner
Microwave Ovens
Oct 2008
cosmology
Follow the Bouncing Universe
Our universe may have started not with a big bang but with a
big bouncean implosion that triggered an explosion, all
driven by exotic quantum-gravitational effects
neuroscience
Lighting Up the Brain
geology
Birth of an Ocean
neuroscience
The Search for Intelligence
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expected
info tech
Web Science Emerges
life science
Barcode of Life
innovations
With Open-Source Arms
Voting machines
Sep 2008
technology
Privacy in an Age of Terabytes and
Terror
technology
Reflections on Privacy 2.0
technology
Brave New World of Wiretapping
medicine
Keeping Your Genes Private
surveillance
Tools of the Spy Trade
technology
RFID Tag--You're It
biometrics
Beyond Fingerprinting
computing
Information of the World, Unite
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cryptography
How to Keep Secrets Safe
Aug 2008
environment
Facing the Freshwater Crisis
medicine
Why Migraines Strike
quantum physics
Quantum Computing with Ions
public health
China's Children of Smoke
planetary science
Bracing for a Solar Superstorm
materials science
Self-Cleaning Materials
innovations
Magnifying Taste
Jul 2008
physics
The Self-Organizing Quantum
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medicine
New Jobs for Ancient Chaperones
anthropology
Traces of a Distant Past
innovations
Hands On Computing
agriculture
No-Till: The Quiet Revolution
neuroscience
The Neuroscience of Dance
mathematics
Simple Groups at Play
Cruise ships
Jun 2008
cosmology
The Cosmic Origins of Time's Arrow
One of the most basic facts of life is that the future looks
different from the past. But on a grand cosmological scale,
they may look the same
medicine
Gaining Ground on Breast Cancer
info tech
Digital Image Forensics
biology
What Is a Species?
astronomy
The Tunguska Mystery
neuroscience
The Neurobiology of Trust
policy
The Ethics of Climate Change
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E-Book Readers
May 2008
astronomy
The Genesis of Planets
evolution
Regulating Evolution
info tech
Science 2.0
biology
How Cells Clean House
neuroscience
Hooked from the First Cigarette
nuclear policy
Rethinking Nuclear Fuel Recycling
Plans are afoot to reuse spent reactor fuel in the U.S. But the
advantages of the scheme pale in comparison with its dangers
health
Fighting Killer Worms
Green roofs
Apr 2008
space science
The Color of Plants on Other Worlds
medicine
Regrowing Human Limbs
The ability to regenerate lost body parts--salamanderstyle--could revolutionize the treatment of amputations and
major wounds
ecology
Reclaiming the Aral Sea
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physics
Rulers of Light
psychology
The Doping Dilemma
materials science
Carbon Wonderland
A newly recognized form of carbon--single sheets of atoms-provides a rich lode of novel theoretical physics and practical
applications
national security
Detecting Nuclear Smuggling
Mar 2008
economics
When Markets Beat the Polls
cosmology
The End of Cosmology?
neuroscience
White Matter Matters
info tech
The Limits of Quantum Computers
environment
The Bluefin in Peril
defense
Space Wars
public health
Soliving the Massive Worker Health
Puzzle
A sophisticated industrial health study--the largest one ever-struggles with an apparent cancer cluster and highlights why
science cannot always protect workers on the job.
Feb 2008
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The Discovery Machine
physics
The Coming Revolutions in Particle
Physics
physics
Building the Next-Generation Collider
climate change
The Unquiet Ice
innovations
RFID Powder
medicine
Your Cells Are My Cells
Jan 2008
tech leaders
The SciAm 50
medicine
Taming Vessels to Treat Cancer
energy
A Solar Grand Plan
public health
Second Thoughts about Fluoride
nanotech
Self-Powered Nanotech
earth science
Hotspots Unplugged
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physiology
The Human Instrument
Dec 2007
astronomy
Window on the Extreme Universe
biology
Are Aliens among Us?
environment
Making Carbon Markets Work
gallery
Radiant Information
genetics
Diet Advice from DNA?
info tech
The Semantic Web in Action
physics
The Many Worlds of Hugh Everett
Nov 2007
cosmology
The Great Cosmic Roller-Coaster Ride
biology
Cell Defenses and the Sunshine Vitamin
weaponry
Nuclear Weapons in a New World
weaponry
The Nuclear Threat
weaponry
A Need for New Warheads?
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medicine
Playing Defense against Lou Gehrig's
Disease
info tech
Brilliant Displays
Oct 2007
environment
Conservation for the People
space exploration
The Future of Space Exploration
space exploration
To the Moon and Beyond
space exploration
Five Essential Things to Do in Space
psychology
How Does Consciousness Happen?
physics
The Diamond Age of Spintronics
medicine
Experimental Drugs on Trial
innovations
Big Lab on a Tiny Chip
Geothermal energy
Sep 2007
sustainability
A Question of Sustenance
nutrition
Eating Made Simple
health
Can Fat Be Fit?
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physiology
What Fuels Fat
nutrition
This Is Your Brain on Food
public health
The World Is Fat
nutrition
Still Hungry
biotech
Sowing a Gene Revolution
security
Is Your Food Contaminated?
modelling
Predicting Wildfires
Fires are burning more acres than ever. Where will the next
blazes ignite? Can we prevent them? Should we?
neuroscience
Windows on the Mind
environment
The Physical Science behind Climate
Change
biology
The Shark's Electric Sense
agriculture
Future Farming: A Return to Roots?
innovations
Data Center in a Box
High-definition video
Jul 2007
climate change
Warmer Oceans, Stronger Hurricanes
neuroscience
The Memory Code
medicine
A Malignant Flame
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genetics
The Evolution of Cats
Genomic paw prints in the DNA of the world's wild cats have
clarified the feline family tree and uncovered several
remarkable migrations in their past
environment
An Earth without People
info tech
Broadband Room Service by Light
Jun 2007
biology
A Simpler Origin for Life
medicine
Lifting the Fog around Anesthesia
cosmology
When Fields Collide
ecosystems
Restoring America's Big, Wild Animals
info tech
Breaking Network Logjams
innovations
Seeing Triple
game theory
The Traveler's Dilemma
May 2007
space science
The Mystery of Methane on Mars and
Titan
medicine
Chromosomal Chaos and Cancer
energy
Preventing Blackouts
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paleontology
South America's Missing Mammals
neuroscience
Eyes Open, Brain Shut
physics
A Do-It-Yourself Quantum Eraser
Beams of sound
Apr 2007
astronomy
The Ghosts of Galaxies Past
biotech
Seeking the Connections: Alcoholism
and Our Genes
info tech
The Promise of Plasmonics
animal behavior
Just How Smart Are Ravens?
neuroscience
The Movies in Our Eyes
energy
Gassing Up with Hydrogen
medicine
A Cure for Rabies?
Mar 2007
astrophysics
Black Hole Blowback
A single black hole, smaller than the solar system, can control
the destiny of an entire cluster of galaxies
biotech
Mapping the Cancer Genome
info tech
A Digital Life
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environment
Down Go the Dams
Many dams are being torn down these days, allowing rivers
and the ecosystems they support to rebound. But ecological
risks abound as well. Can they be averted?
medicine
New Predictors of Disease
energy
Diesels Come Clean
neuroscience
Illusory Color and the Brain
Feb 2007
cosmology
The Universe's Invisible Hand
Dark energy does more than hurry along the expansion of the
universe. It also has a stranglehold on the shape and spacing
of galaxies
paleontology
Tracking an Ancient Killer
climate change
Methane, Plants and Climate Change
info tech
Making Silicon Lase
innovations
Spice Healer
consumer electronics
Digital TV at Last?
nanotech
Molecular Lego
Satellite radio
Nothing could match the Segway's initial hype, but how far
has it come since?
Jan 2007
astrophysics
What Is a Planet?
energy
Is Ethanol for the Long Haul?
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molecular biology
The Power of Riboswitches
info tech
A Robot in Every Home
life science
Evolved for Cancer?
earth science
The Mississippi's Curious Origins
innovations
Better Ways to Target Pain
High-tech turf
Dec 2006
tech leaders
The Scientific American 50
planetary science
The Red Planet's Watery Past
neuroscience
Seeking the Neural Code
paleontology
Lucy's Baby
photonics
The Ultimate White Light
medicine
Cancer Clues from Pet Dogs
metrology
Weighty Matters
Nov 2006
cosmology
The Dark Ages of the Universe
Between the big bang and the formation of the first stars, the
cosmos was utterly lightless. But astronomers can finally start
peering into the darkness
neuroscience
Mirrors in the Mind
neuroscience
Broken Mirrors: A Theory of Autism
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info tech
Malware Goes Mobile
ecology
Reviving Dead Zones
technology
Seeing with Superconductors
astronomy
The Origin of the Greek Constellations
Oct 2006
astrophysics
How to Blow Up a Star
cell biology
Peacekeepers of the Immune System
earth science
Impact from the Deep
Strangling heat and gases from the earth and sea, not
asteroids, most likely caused several ancient mass extinctions.
Could the same conditions build again?
robotics
Ballbots
anthropology
Hydraulic Engineering in Prehistoric
Mexico
biotech
The Promise of Molecular Imprinting
Sep 2006
energy
A Climate Repair Manual
energy
A Plan to Keep Carbon in Check
energy
Fueling Our Transportation Future
energy
An Efficient Solution
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energy
What to Do about Coal
energy
The Nuclear Option
energy
The Rise of Renewable Energy
energy
High Hopes for Hydrogen
energy
Plan B for Energy
Aug 2006
astronomy
The Strangest Satellites in the Solar
System
With peculiar orbits that often move against the grain of the
rest of the solar system, an odd breed of planetary satellites is
reshaping ideas about the formation of the solar system
life science
The Real Life of Pseudogenes
space science
Power for a Space Plane
psychology, neuroscience
The Expert Mind
ecology
The Fish and the Forest
Jul 2006
astronomy
Hubble's Top 10
medicine
Stem Cells: The Real Culprits in
Cancer?
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physics, optics
The Quest for the Superlens
life science
What Birds See
energy
A Power Grid for the Hydrogen
Economy
forensics
CSI: Reality
info tech
A Farewell to Keywords
Vascular stents
Jun 2006
earth science
The Secrets of Supervolcanoes
biotech
Engineering Life: Building a Fab for
Biology
ecology
Wading in Waste
medicine
Toward Better Pain Control
info tech
Dependable Software by Design
medicine, pharmacology
A New Assault on HIV
The constant search for weak points in the virus yields ideas
for a wholly new class of drug
mathematics
The Science behind Sudoku
Oil refineries
May 2006
physics, cosmology
The First Few Microseconds
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earth science
The Birth of the Mighty Amazon
biotech
Blockbuster Dreams
astronomy
Giant Telescopes of the Future
medicine
Shutting Down Alzheimer's
mathematics
When Slide Rules Ruled
Robot mowers
Apr 2006
astrophysics
The Mysterious Origins of Solar Flares
medicine
New Hope for Defeating Rotavirus
info tech
Computing with Quantum Knots
evolution
Why Are Some Animals So Smart?
transportation
Hybrid Vehicles Gain Traction
biotech
An Antibiotic Resistance Fighter
economics
Does Globablization Help or Hurt the
World's Poor?
The answer is: both. The real question is how to maximize the
help and minimize the hurt
Jet engines
Mar 2006
space science
Shielding Space Travelers
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biotech
Unlocking the Secrets of Longevity
Genes
ecology
The Dangers of Ocean Acidification
info tech
Cognitive Radio
mathematics
The Limits of Reason
chemistry
Little Green Molecules
innovations, computing
The Elusive Goal of Machine
Translation
Tiny motors
Feb 2006
physics
Plasma Accelerators
physiology, immunology
Intrigue at the Immune Synapse
defense
Thwarting Nuclear Terrorism
engineering
Protecting New Orleans
innovations, nanotech
Miniaturized Power
biotech
Owning the Stuff of Life
info tech
Putting a Face on the First President
Levees
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Jan 2006
astrophysics
The Mystery of Brown Dwarf Origins
biotech
Genomes for All
earth science
Tsunami: Wave of Change
robotics
Innovations from a Robot Rally
neuroscience
The Maternal Brain
info tech
Recognition Engines
toxicology
Protecting More than Animals
Dec 2005
tech leaders
The Scientific American 50
physics
An Echo of Black Holes
medicine
Tackling Malaria
energy
Smarter Use of Nuclear Waste
public health
Sick of Poverty
evolution
Getting a Leg Up on Land
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neuroscience
Inside the Mind of a Savant
Digital x-rays
Nov 2005
medicine
Preparing for a Pandemic
physics
The Illusion of Gravity
planetary science
Did Life Come from Another World?
earth science
The Workings of an Ancient Nuclear
Reactor
neuroscience
The Neurobiology of the Self
Biologists are beginning to tease out how the brain gives rise
to a constant sense of being oneself
biotech
The Land of Milk and Money
Nuts
Oct 2005
astrophysics
Ripples in a Galactic Pond
biotech
New Bull's-Eyes for Drugs
earth science
A Cool Early Earth?
The textbook view that the earth spent its first half a billion
years drenched in magma could be wrong. The surface may
have cooled quickly--with oceans, nascent continents and the
opportunity for life to form much earlier
neuroscience
The Forgotten Era of Brain Chips
The work of Jose Delgado, a pioneering star in brainstimulation research four decades ago, goes largely
unacknowledged today. What happened?
innovations
Better Than a Dog
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genetics
Founder Mutations
info tech
Smart Wi-Fi
Roads
Sep 2005
anthropology
The Climax of Humanity
anthropology
Human Population Grows Up
anthropology
Can Extreme Poverty Be Eliminated?
ecology
Sustaining the Variety of Life
energy
More Profit with Less Carbon
agriculture
The Big Potential of Small Farms
public health
Public Health in Transition
economics
Economics in a Full World
policy
How Should We Set Priorities?
Smart glass
Aug 2005
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biotech
Test-Tube Teeth
paleontology
The Early Evolution of Animals
cosmology
Is the Universe Out of Tune?
info tech
Morphware
medicine
Beating a Sudden Killer
psychology
Mindful of Symbols
innovations, nanotech
Nanobodies
Ball bearings
Jul 2005
planetary science
The Many Faces of Mars
physics
The Mysteries of Mass
medicine
The Future of Stem Cells
climate change
Can We Bury Global Warming?
paleontology
How Dinosaurs Grew So Large--and So
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info tech
Shrinking Circuits with Water
biotech
New Movement in Parkinson's
archaeology
Simulating Ancient Societies
Rapid prototyping
Jun 2005
biotech
Buying Time in Suspended Animation
cosmology
Inconstant Constants
info tech
Conversational Computers
health
Obesity: An Overblown Epidemic?
physics
Making Cold Antimatter
archaeology
The Morning of the Modern Mind
policy
Doubt Is Their Product
Hybrid vehicles
Receiving HDTV over the air takes luck and lots of patience
May 2005
neuroscience
His Brain, Her Brain
It turns out that male and female brains differ quite a bit in
architecture and activity. Research into these variations could
lead to sex-specific treatments for disorders such as
depression and schizophrenia
physics
Quantum Black Holes
info tech
Neuromorphic Microchips
meteorology
A Bolt out of the Blue
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medicine
Can Chlamydia Be Stopped?
planetary science
What Heated the Asteroids?
biotech
Molecular Treasure Hunt
Slim TV
Apr 2005
info tech
Stopping Spam
earth science
Probing the Geodynamo
biotech, genetics
The Alternative Genome
The old axiom "one gene, one protein" no longer holds true.
The more complex an organism, the more likely it became
that way by extracting multiple protein meanings from
individual genes
policy
Shaping the Future
psychology
How Animals Do Business
materials science
Low-Temperature Superconductivity Is
Warming Up
innovations
A Toxin against Pain
Tennis balls
Mar 2005
cosmology
Misconceptions about the Big Bang
climate change
How Did Humans First Alter Global
Climate?
20/07/2015 03:22
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info tech
If Smallpox Strikes Portland
innovations
On the Road to Fuel-Cell Cars
biotech
Taming Lupus
biography
Inventor of Dreams
ecology
Endangered Wild Equids
Wild zebra, asses and horses are being killed for meat,
medicine and money. Combined with vanishing habitats and
naturally slow reproduction, such predation threatens
remaining populations
Digital photography
Feb 2005
biotech
An Endangered Species in the Stomach
physics
Atom Chips
anthropology
The Littlest Human
info science
Seeking Better Web Searches
neuroscience
Making Memories Stick
innovations, nanotech
Nanotubes in the Clean Room
technology
The New College Try
Noise-canceling headphones
Now a high-tech shirt can record your vital signs all day and
night
Jan 2005
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life science
Immunity's Early-Warning System
astrophysics
The Midlife Crisis of the Cosmos
info science
Considerate Computing
biotech
Capturing a Killer Flu Virus
gallery
Eye of the Beholder
innovations, cryptography
Best-Kept Secrets
psychology
Exploding the Self-Esteem Myth
Keyless entry
Dec 2004
tech leaders
The Scientific American 50
medicine
The Brain's Own Marijuana
paleontology
The Dinosaurs of Arctic Alaska
astronomy
The Case of the Pilfered Planet
biology
Are Viruses Alive?
Nov 2004
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biotech
Rebuilding Broken Hearts
physics
Black Hole Computers
climate change
Abrupt Climate Change
defense
Holes in the Missile Shield
info tech
Computing at the Speed of Light
neuroscience
Music and the Brain
innovations
A Split at the Core
Pacemakers
Oct 2004
astrophysics
A Universe of Disks
molecular biology
The Hidden Genetic Program of
Complex Organisms
meteorology
Controlling Hurricanes
info tech
The Internet of Things
The principles that gave rise to the Internet are now leading
to a new kind of network of everyday devices, an
"Internet-0"
physiology
Dying to See
Studies of the lens of the eye not only could reveal ways to
prevent cataracts but also might illuminate the biology of
Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and other diseases in which cells
commit suicide
policy
Fixing the Vote
biotech
Hitting the Genetic Off Switch
Earthquake protection
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Sep 2004
physics
The Patent Clerk's Legacy
consumer electronics
Everyday Einstein
technology
Atomic Spin-offs for the 21st Century
physics
Einstein's Compass
physics
A Cosmic Conundrum
physics
The String Theory Landscape
physics
Was Einstein Right?
physics
The Search for Relativity Violations
physics
A Century of Einstein
Yo-yo
Aug 2004
biotech
Back to the Future of Cereals
space science
Electrodynamic Tethers in Space
medicine
Virtual-Reality Therapy
weaponry
Nuclear Bunker Buster Bombs
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info tech
Next Stretch for Plastic Electronics
cosmology
Questions That Plague Physics
public health
Arsenic Crisis in Bangladesh
Medical imaging
Technicalities: Crippled but Not Crashed Neural networks can help pilots land damaged planes
Jul 2004
astronomy
The Extraordinary Deaths of Ordinary
Stars
genetics
Gene Doping
earth science
When Methane Made Climate
biotech
Detecting Mad Cow Disease
mathematics
The Shapes of Space
cryptography
The Mystery of the Voynich Manuscript
Pipe organs
Jun 2004
planetary science
Saturn at Last!
nanotech
Nanotechnology and the Double Helix
ecology
Lessons from the Wolf
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info tech
Smart Sensors to Network the World
biotech
The Stem Cell Challenge
weaponry
Nuclear Explosions in Orbit
May 2004
cosmology
The Myth of the Beginning of Time
String theory suggests that the big bang was not the origin of
the universe but simply the outcome of a preexisting state
energy
Questions about a Hydrogen Economy
biotech
Synthetic Life
neuroscience
Freud Returns
When Venus crosses the face of the sun this June, scientists
will celebrate one of the greatest stories in the history of
astonomy
Jumping to a conclusion
Apr 2004
neuroscience
The Other Half of the Brain
planetary science
The Hidden Members of Planetary
Systems
psychology
The Tyranny of Choice
20/07/2015 03:22
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info tech
The First Nanochips
biotech
Evolution Encoded
space science
Blastoffs on a Budget
Fuel injection
Mar 2004
planetary science
The Spirit of Exploration
climate change
Defusing the Global Warming Time
Bomb
biotech
The Addicted Brain
earth science
The Threat of Silent Earthquakes
Quartz watches
Feb 2004
biotech
Insights into Shock
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cosmology
The Cosmic Symphony
cosmology
Reading the Blueprints of Creation
cosmology
From Slowdown to Speedup
cosmology
Out of the Darkness
info tech
Better Displays with Organic Films
criminology
The Case of the Unsolved Crime
Decline
Criminologists have not yet cracked the case, but they now
know more about why U.S. crime rates plummeted in the
1990s - and how to help keep them down
Numerical messages
Jan 2004
astronomy
Our Growing, Breathing Galaxy
neuroscience
Decoding Schizophrenia
archaeology
Women and Men at atalhyk
environment
Spring Forward
mathematics
The Curious History of the First Pocket
Calculator
Verifying circuits
Dec 2003
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tech leaders
The Scientific American 50
biology
Does Race Exist?
planetary science
The New Moon
aviation
The Equivocal Success of the Wright
Brothers
earth science
The Day the World Burned
biotech
The Unseen Genome: Beyond DNA
Electronic skis
Parallel repetition
Nov 2003
biotech
The Unseen Genome: Gems among the
Junk
space science
The Asteroid Tugboat
robotics
An Army of Small Robots
physics
The Future of String Theory - A
Conversation with Brian Greene
evolution
Stranger in a New Land
aviation
Flying on Flexible Wings
neuroscience
Why We Sleep
Liquid switchboard
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Oct 2003
astronomy
The Unexpected Youth of Globular
Clusters
materials science
Artificial Muscles
environment
Meltdown in the North
biotech
Tumor-Busting Viruses
space science
China's Great Leap Upward
economics
The Economics of Child Labor
Smart fabrics
Strategic bullying
Sep 2003
neuroscience
Brain, Repair Yourself
How do you fix a broken brain? The answers may literally lie
within our heads. The same approaches might also boost the
power of an already healthy brain
neuroscience
The Quest for a Smart Pill
neuroscience
Stimulating the Brain
neuroscience
Mind Readers
neuroscience
The Mutable Brain
neuroscience
Taming Stress
neuroscience
Diagnosing Disorders
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Bill validators
Aug 2003
biotech
Censors of the Genome
info tech
Demystifying the Digital Divide
neuroscience
Rethinking the "Lesser Brain"
evolution
Planet of the Apes
Night vision
Outwitting spies
Jul 2003
astronomy
The Galactic Odd Couple
environment
Counting the Last Fish
info tech
Antennas Get Smart
biotech
Untangling the Roots of Cancer
archaeology
Uncovering the Keys to the Lost Indus
Cities
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medicine
Pumphead
Jun 2003
medicine
Shoot This Deer
astronomy
The Unearthly Landscapes of Mars
computing
Self-Repairing Computers
By embracing the inevitability of system failures, recoveryoriented computing returns service faster
biotech
Pandora's Baby
physics
The Dawn of Physics Beyond the
Standard Model
info science
Chain Letters and Evolutionary
Histories
May 2003
cosmology
Parallel Universes
neuroscience
Hearing Colors, Tasting Shapes
info tech
Scale-Free Networks
archaeology
The Iceman Reconsidered
Where was the Iceman's home and what was he doing at the
high mountain pass where he died? Painstaking research especially of plant remains found with the body - contradicts
many of the initial speculations
biotech
The Orphan Drug Backlash
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Antennas
Apr 2003
astrophysics
Solving the Solar Neutrino Problem
biotech
Where a Pill Won't Reach
earth science
Mount Etna's Ferocious Future
genetics
A Conversation with James D. Watson
life science
Questioning the Oldest Signs of Life
info tech
The Grid: Computing without Bounds
medicine
The Lowdown on Ginkgo Biloba
energy, environment
Dismantling Nuclear Reactors
Taking apart a nuclear power plant that has reached the end
of its life is a complicated task. But not for the reasons you
might expect
biotech
Restoring Aging Bones
info tech
Digital Entertainment Jumps the Border
evolution
Which Came First, the Feather or the
Bird?
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neuroscience
Bugs in the Brain
Fingerprint readers
Feb 2003
astrophysics
Magnetars
neuroscience
Why? The Neuroscience of Suicide
info tech
Evolving Inventions
environment
Explaining Frog Deformities
weaponry
Satellite-Guided Munitions
medicine
Drink to Your Health?
Synthetic diamonds
Have they finally come out with a robot for the rest of us?
Jan 2003
medicine
New Light on Medicine
paleontology
An Ancestor to Call Our Own
nutrition
Rebuilding the Food Pyramid
earth science
Earthquake Conversations
physics
The Science of Bubbly
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Ballistics
Dec 2002
tech leaders
The Scientific American 50
astronomy
The Brightest Explosions in the
Universe
biotech
The Enigma of Huntington's Disease
climate change
On Thin Ice
evolution
Food for Thought
info tech
Order in Pollock's Chaos
Ink-jet printing
Nov 2002
astronomy
When Stars Collide
When two stars smash into each other, it can be a very pretty
sight (as long as you're not too close by). These occurrences
were once considered impossible, but they have turned out to
be common in certain galactic neighborhoods
biotech
The Long Arm of the Immune System
zoology
Gladiators: A New Order of Insect
info tech
Rules for a Complex Quantum World
defense
Weapons of Mass Disruption
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environment
Burning Questions
Weather radar
Oct 2002
robotics
Controlling Robots with the Mind
astronomy
The Emptiest Places
technology
Vehicle of Change
biology
Skin Deep
defense
Technology against Terror
info tech
Lightning Rods for Nanoelectronics
Flat displays
Prime spies
Sep 2002
physics
Real Time
physics
That Mysterious Flow
physics
A Hole at the Heart of Physics
physics
How to Build a Time Machine
physics
From Instantaneous to Eternal
physics
Times of Our Lives
neuroscience
Remembering When
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anthropology
Clocking Cultures
technology
A Chronicle of Timekeeping
technology
Ultimate Clocks
Aug 2002
biotech
The Serious Search for an Anti-Aging
Pill
cosmology
Does Dark Matter Really Exist?
environment
The Ocean's Invisible Forest
info tech
Computers without Clocks
psychology
Combating the Terror of Terrorism
linguistics
Saving Dying Languages
Smart cards
Repellanoid circumference
Jul 2002
biotech
Sweet Medicines
info tech
Last Mile by Laser
zoology
The Nose Takes a Starring Role
The star-nosed mole has what is very likely the world's fastest
and most fantastic nose
medicine
The Trials of an Artificial Heart
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physics
Uncovering Supersymmetry
evolution
15 Answers to Creationist Nonsense
Windmills
Mathematical justice
Jun 2002
biotech
Hope in a Vial
cosmology
The Life Cycle of Galaxies
zoology
Disturbing Behaviors of the Orangutan
info tech
Spintronics
psychology
Islands of Genius
chemistry
The Complexity of Coffee
medicine
No Truth to the Fountain of Youth
Gyroscope guidance
May 2002
biotech
Atherosclerosis: The New View
planetary science
Journey to the Farthest Planet
info tech
Wireless Data Blaster
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physics
Extreme Light
environment
Rethinking Green Consumerism
Apr 2002
biotech
Proteins Rule
info tech
Augmented Reality: A New Way of
Seeing
zoology
Parasitic Sex Puppeteers
physics
Ripples in Spacetime
health
The Science of Bad Breath
psychology
The Social Psychology of Modern
Slavery
Lab tests
Mar 2002
info tech
The Worldwide Computer
biotech
Attacking Anthrax
astronomy
The Cosmic Reality Check
psychology
Scars That Won't Heal: The
Neurobiology of Child Abuse
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earth science
Repeated Blows
education
How Should Reading be Taught?
Combination locks
Feb 2002
info tech
The Network in Every Room
biotech
The Magic of Microarrays
paleontology
Madagascar's Mesozoic Secrets
astronomy
Bejeweled Worlds
psychology
Television Addiction
environment
The Bottleneck
Jan 2002
astronomy
The Gas between the Stars
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biotech
The First Human Cloned Embryo
info tech
A Vertical Leap for Microchips
environment
Misleading Math about the Earth
energy
Next-Generation Nuclear Power
psychology
The Economics of Fair Play
Gas masks
Dec 2001
medicine
Vessels of Death or Life
physics
Photonic Crystals: Semiconductors of
Light
evolution
How We Came to Be Human
astronomy
The First Stars in the Universe
weaponry
India, Pakistan and the Bomb
info tech
Origins of Personal Computing
Fashionable mathematics
Nov 2001
ecology
On the Termination of Species
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info tech
The Electronic Paper Chase
biotech
Beyond Chicken Soup
astronomy
Gravity's Kaleidoscope
evolution
The Evolution of Human Birth
education
Does Class Size Matter?
Oct 2001
biotech
Magic Bullets Fly Again
info tech
Code Red for the Web
info tech
Driving the Info Highway
The Internet has hit the road. Drivers can now access
anything from custom traffic reports to spoken e-mail
messages to video games. But is it safe?
engineering
Drowning New Orleans
Computer mouse
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Labyrinthine logic
Sep 2001
nanotech
Little Big Science
nanotech
Nanofabrication: The Art of Building
Small
nanotech
Nanophysics: Plenty of Room, Indeed
nanotech
Nanoelectronics: The Incredible
Shrinking Circuit
nanotech
Nanomedicine: Less is More in
Medicine
nanotech
Nanovisions: Machine-Phase
Nanotechnology
nanotech
Nanofallacies: Of Chemistry, Love and
Nanobots
nanotech
Nanoinspirations: The Once and Future
Nanomachine
nanotech
Nanorobotics: Nanobot Construction
Crews
nanotech
Nanofiction: Shamans of Small
Killer drops
Aug 2001
info tech
Go Forth and Replicate
astrochemistry
The Ice of Life
biotech
Cybernetic Cells
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anthropology
Once Were Cannibals
security
Taming the Killing Fields of Laos
Live bombs from the Vietnam War continue to kill people and
hamper agricultural development in Laos. The cleanup
project required deciphering decades-old computer files
info tech
The Do-It-Yourself Supercomputer
ecology
The Trouble with Turtles
Human-powered electronics
Jul 2001
info tech
How to Build a Hypercomputer
psychology
The Truth and Hype of Hypnosis
nanotech
Making Molecules into Motors
physics
Frozen Light
Slowing a beam of light to a halt may pave the way for new
optical communications technology, tabletop black holes and
quantum computers
biotech
Battling Biofilms
ecology
Fishy Business
Jun 2001
astrophysics
The Paradox of the Sun's Hot Corona
Like a boiling teakettle atop a cold stove, the sun's hot outer
layers sit on the relatively cool surface. And now astronomers
are figuring out why
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biology
Solving the Mystery of Insect Flight
neuroscience
Sign Language in the Brain
space science
North to Mars!
biotech
Hair - Why It Grows Why It Stops
anthropology
The Himba and the Dam
technology
A Low-pollution Engine Solution
Golf balls
May 2001
info tech
The Semantic Web
astronomy
Rip Van Twinkle
biotech
Behind Enemy Lines
environment
The Arctic Oil and Wildlife Refuge
The last great onshore oil field in America may lie beneath
the nation's last great coastal wilderness preserve. Science
can clarify the potential economic benefits and the ecological
risks of drilling into it
weaponry
Warp Drive Underwater
psychology
What's Wrong with This Picture?
Bar-code readers
Apr 2001
biotech
Whose Blood Is It, Anyway?
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biotech
Genetically Modified Foods: Are They
Safe? - Introduction
biotech
Genetically Modified Foods: Are They
Safe? - Seeds of Concern
biotech
Genetically Modified Foods: Are They
Safe? - The Risks on the Table
biotech
Genetically Modified Foods: Are They
Safe? - Does the World Need GM
Foods? (Q&A)
info tech
Virtually There
chemistry
Life's Rocky Start
Air, water and rock were the only raw materials available on
the early earth. The first living entitities must been fabricated
from these primitive resources. New experiments suggest that
minerals - the basic components of the rocks - could have
played starring roles in that dramatic feat
astrophysics
The Fury of Space Storms
psychology
Violent Pride
Mar 2001
biology
Making Sense of Taste
earth science
Sculpting the Earth from Inside Out
biology
If Humans Were Built to Last
astronomy
A Sharper View of the Stars
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evolution
Evolution: A Lizard's Tale
economics
The Geography of Poverty and Wealth
Tropical climate and lack of access to sea trade have hurt the
poorest nations. But new aid programs point the way to
prosperity
Feb 2001
environment
Special Report: Safeguarding Our
Water/Introduction
environment
Special Report: Safeguarding Our
Water/Making Every Drop Count
environment
Special Report: Safeguarding Our
Water/Growing More Food with Less
Water
environment
Special Report: Safeguarding Our
Water/How We Can Do It
biotech
Why the Y is So Weird
technology
In Pursuit of the Ultimate Lamp
physics
100 Years of Quantum Mysteries
psychology
The Science of Persuasion
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Jan 2001
cosmology
Brave New Cosmos: Introduction
cosmology
Brave New Cosmos: Echoes from the
Big Bang
cosmology
Brave New Cosmos: A Cosmic
Cartographer
cosmology
Brave New Cosmos: The Quintessential
Universe
cosmology
Brave New Cosmos: Making Sense of
Modern Cosmology
cosmology
Brave New Cosmos: Plan B for the
Cosmos
biology
The Cultures of Chimpanzees
biotech
The Cellular Chamber of Doom
technology
The Mystery of Damascus Blades
info tech
The Triumph of the Light
info tech
The Rise of Optical Switching
info tech
Routing Packets with Light
Mathematical Recreations:
Dots-and-Boxes for Experts
Dec 2000
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paleontology
Rulers of the Jurassic Seas
nanotech
Nanotubes for Electronics
They are stronger than steel, but the most important uses for
these threadlike macromolecules may be in faster, more
efficient and more durable electronic devices
astronomy
The Secrets of Stardust
medicine
Piecing Together Alzheimer?s
urban planning
The Science of Smart Growth
physics
The Coolest Gas in the Universe
Disposable diapers
Nov 2000
consumer electronics
Special Report: The Future of Digital
Entertainment/Introduction
consumer electronics
Special Report: The Future of Digital
Entertainment/Creating Convergence
TV, movies, Internet video, and music could morph into one
big stream of d-entertainment that we can enjoy on any
device, anywhere, anytime. But the devil is in the details
consumer electronics
Special Report: The Future of Digital
Entertainment/Music Wars
consumer electronics
Special Report: The Future of Digital
Entertainment/Moviemaking in
Transition
consumer electronics
Special Report: The Future of Digital
Entertainment/Digital Cinema Is for
Reel
consumer electronics
Special Report: The Future of Digital
Entertainment/Digital Humans Wait in
the Wings
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consumer electronics
Special Report: The Future of Digital
Entertainment/Your Own Virtual
Storyworld
biotech
Cloning Noah's Ark
space science
The Vasimir Rocket
medicine
AIDS Drugs for Africa
history
The Odd Couple and the Bomb
Oct 2000
info tech
The Wireless Web: Special
Report/Introduction
info tech
The Wireless Web: Special Report/The
Internet in Your Hands
info tech
The Wireless Web: Special Report/The
Promise and Perils of WAP
info tech
The Wireless Web: Special Report/The
Future is Here. Or Is It?
info tech
The Wireless Web: Special Report/The
Third-Generation Gap
medicine
Operating on a Beating Heart
life science
The Power of Memes
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archaeology
Nabada: The Buried City
mathematics
Better Decisions through Science
Sep 2000
biology
Muscle, Genes and Athletic
Performance
astronomy
Searching for Shadows of Other Earths
biotech
Edible Vaccines
engineering
The Plan to Save Fallingwater
Aug 2000
materials science
How Green Are Green Plastics?
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hoped for?
astronomy
Fountains of Youth: Early Days in the
Life of a Star
climate change
Is Global Warming Harmful to Health?
chemistry
Form from Fire
physics
The Universe's Unseen Dimensions
biology
Male Sexual Circuitry
The brain is the most important sex organ. One of its roles in
male sexuality is to keep the penis under control.
nutrition
Birth of the Modern Diet
Jul 2000
life science
Special Industry Report: The Business
of the Human Genome (Introduction)
The task of sequencing all human DNA is all but done, but
mining the mountains of genetic information for pay dirt is
just beginning
life science
Special Industry Report: The Human
Genome Business Today
It's been a wild ride for the corporate and government parties
who have deciphered the human genetic code. The fun has
just begun
life science
Special Industry Report: The
Bioinformatics Gold Rush
life science
Special Industry Report: Beyond the
Human Genome
With all of the DNA that codes for a human in hand, the
challenge then becomes what to make of it. Some of the first
fruits will come from a new field called proteomics
physics
The Large Hadron Collider
evolution
Darwin's Influence on Modern Thought
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Darwin
engineering
The Revolutionary Bridges of Robert
Maillart
earth science
The Killing Lakes
Jun 2000
weaponry
Special Report: Waging a New Kind of
War (Introduction)
weaponry
Special Report: A Scourge of Small
Arms
weaponry
Special Report: Invisible Wounds
weaponry
Special Report: Children of the Gun
astronomy
Dwarf Galaxies and Starbursts
biology
Cell Communication: The Inside Story
anthropology
Reading the Bones of La Florida
biotech
Computing with Molecules
biology
Looking for Life Below the Bottom
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May 2000
astronomy
The Small Planets
info tech
Special Industry Report: Avoiding A
Data Crunch
biology
Coping with Crowding
physics
Making Metallic Hydrogen
medicine
Care for a Dying Continent
Apr 2000
physics
Quantum Teleportation
biotech
Building a Brainier Mouse
medicine
Understanding Clinical Trials
astronomy
The Discovery of Brown Dwarfs
Less massive than stars but more massive than planets, brown
dwarfs were long assumed to be rare. New sky surveys,
however, show that the objects may be as common as stars
anthropology
The Aleutian Kayak
environment
Monitoring Earth's Vital Signs
anthropology
Who Were the Neandertals?
Mar 2000
space science
Why Go to Mars?
space science
How to Go to Mars?
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space science
The Mars Direct Plan
space science
To Mars By Way of its Moons
space science
A Bus Between the Planets
space science
Staying Sane in Space
space science
Invaders from Hollywood
biotech
The Tick-Tock of the Biological clock
mathematics
Swarm Smarts
environment
Dissecting a Hurricane
biology
The Bromeliads of the Atlantic Forest
Feb 2000
astronomy
The Galileo Mission to Jupiter and Its
Moons
materials science
Melting Below Zero
neuroscience
The Early Origins of Autism
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biology
Transparent Animals
biology
Uprooting the Tree of Life
Jan 2000
physics
Negative Energy, Wormholes and Warp
Drive
anthropology
Once We Were Not Alone
chemistry
Voyage to SUPERHEAVY Island
earth science
Snowball Earth
medicine
Narcolepsy
technology
Maglev: A New Approach
public health
The Unmet Need for Family Planning
Mathematical Recreations
Impossibility Theorems
Dec 1999
The Unexpected Science to Come
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Mathematical Recreations
Nov 1999
The Fate of Life in the Universe
Billions of years ago the universe was too hot for life to exist.
Countless eons hence, it will become so cold and empty that
life, no matter how ingenious, will perish
Flammable Ice
Slave-Making Queens
Time-Reversed Acoustics
Floating in Space
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Mathematical Recreations
Oct 1999
The Hidden Ocean of Europa
Mathematical Recreations
Sep 1999
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Migrating Planets
Did the solar system always look the way it does now? New
evidence indicates that the outer planets may have migrated
to their present orbits
Mathematical Recreations
Aug 1999
Why National Missile Defense Won't
Work
The current plan for defending the U.S. against a ballisticmissile attack faces many of the problems that plagued a
similar plan three decades ago
Communications Chameleons
Raw Computation
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It is not enough for kids to tell right from wrong. They must
develop a commitment to acting on their ideals. Enlightened
parenting can help
Trailing a Virus
Sun of a Gun
Mathematical Recreations
Jul 1999
Looking back at Apollo
Genetic Vaccines
Fuel cells can power cleaner buses and cars, but key
engineering and economic obstacles will delay widespread
adoption of the technology
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Mathematical Recreations
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Jun 1999
Mapping the Universe
Image-Guided Surgery
Mathematical Recreations
May 1999
Unmasking Black Holes
Tsunami!
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Mathematical Recreations
Apr 1999
Growing New Organs
Is Space Finite?
Well known for the machine, test and thesis that bear his
name, the British genius also anticipated neural-network
computers and "hypercomputation"
Mathematical Recreations
Mar 1999
Global Climate Change on Venus
Venus's climate, like Earth's, has varied over time - the result
of newly appreciated connections between geologic activity
and atmospheric change
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Mathematical Recreations
Feb 1999
Air-Breathing Engines
Space Tethers
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rockets.
Highways of Light
Light Sails
Mathematical Recreations
Origami Tessellations
Jan 1999
Cosmological Antigravity
Why do some insect parents risk their lives to care for their
young?
Mathematical Recreations
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Dec 1998
The Evolution of Galaxy Clusters
Sizing Up Software
Mathematical Recreations
Nov 1998
Natural Oil Spills
In the Gulf of Mexico, a region famous for its many oil and
gas fields, most of the petroleum flowing into the ocean leaks
naturally from fissures in the seabed
Glueballs
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Floating A Challenge
Mathematical Recreations
Resurrection Shuffle
Oct 1998
Designer Estrogens
Port scanners, core dumps and buffer overflows are but a few
How Hackers Break In... and How They
of the many weapons in every sophisticated hacker's arsenal.
Are Caught
Still, no hacker is invincible
How Computer Security Works
The Case against Regulating Encryption One of the pioneers of computer security says the U.S.
Technology
government should keep its hands off cryptography
The Amateur Scientist
Mathematical Recreations
Sep 1998
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Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity
Disorder
From its origins some 200 years ago, the periodic table has
become a vital tool for modern chemists
Thermophotovoltaics
Mathematical Recreations
Aug 1998
Fusion and the Z Pinch
Low-Back Pain
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A Quarter-Century of Recreational
Mathematics
Microdiamonds
Mathematical Recreations
Jul 1998
The Mars Pathfinder Mission
Last summer the first ever Mars rover found in situ evidence
that the Red Planet may once have been hospitable to life
Lon Foucault
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Unlike vaccines for many viruses, those for HIV may have to
HIV Vaccines: Prospects and Challenges go beyond generating antibodies. Devising approaches that
will fully activate the immune system is far from simple
Avoiding Infection After HIV Exposure
Mathematical Recreations
Jun 1998
The Neurobiology of Depression
Gravity Gradiometry
A formerly classified technique used to navigate ballisticmissile submarines now helps geologists search for resources
hidden underground
Mathematical Recreations
What a Coincidence!
May 1998
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A Calculus of Risk
Mathematical Recreations
Cementing Relationships
Apr 1998
Cosmic Antimatter
Post-Polio Syndrome
Wireless Technologies
Special Report
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Spread-Spectrum Radio
Mathematical Recreations
Mar 1998
The Bose-Einstein Condensate
Nanolasers
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Natural gas is cleaner and more plentiful than oil. New ways
to convert it to liquid form may soon make it just as cheap
and convenient to use in vehicles
Mathematical Recreations
Feb 1998
The Origin of Birds and Their Flight
Scientists in Black
Mathematical Recreations
Jan 1998
The Architecture of Life
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Picosecond Ultrasonics
A Kitchen Centrifuge
Mathematical Recreations
Dec 1997
Metal Clusters and Magic Numbers
Mathematical Recreations
Nov 1997
Mercury: The Forgotten Planet
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Great Zimbabwe
Mathematical Recreations
Oct 1997
Transportation's Perennial Problems
Automated Highways
Driving to Mach 1
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Rugged mountain climbers, bamboo rigs built for two, threespeeds with banana seats-bicycles, in their many forms, exist
the world over.
Microsubs Go to Sea
Mathematical Recreations
Sep 1997
Running on Water
The lives of the Aztec common people were far richer and
more complex than the official histories would have us
believe.
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Booming Sand
Mathematical Recreations
Aug 1997
Mitochondrial DNA in Aging and
Disease
Glandular Gifts
Mathematical Recreations
Jul 1997
Cave temples along the ancient Silk Road document the
cultural and religious transformations of a millennium.
China's Buddhist Treasures at Dunhuang
Researchers are striving to preserve these endangered statues
and paintings
Gamma-Ray Bursts
Xenotransplantation
Asbestos Revisited
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Mathematical Recreations
Jun 1997
Iran's Nuclear Puzzle
Configurable Computing
Special Report
Inserting genes into brain cells may one day offer doctors a
way to slow, or even reverse, the damage from degenerative
neurological disease
Mathematical Recreations
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May 1997
Divided We Fall: Cooperation among
Lions
Although they are the most social of all cats, lions cooperate
only when it is in their own best interest
Mathematical Recreations
Apr 1997
Can Sustainable Management Save
Tropical Forests?
Extremophiles
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Mathematical Recreations
Knight's Tours
Mar 1997
SOHO Reveals the Secrets of the Sun
The Internet
Going Digital
Trusted Systems
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Mathematical Recreations
Juniper Green
Feb 1997
Immunotherapy for Cocaine Addiction
Astronomers have found more than 1,000 "low-surfacebrightness" galaxies over the past decade, significantly
altering our views of how galaxies evolve and how mass is
distributed in the universe
A Picture-Perfect Comet
Mathematical Recreations
Jan 1997
Cosmic Rays at the Energy Frontier
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nearby
Understanding Parkinson's Disease
Mathematical Recreations
Alphamagic Squares
Dec 1996
The Specter of Biological Weapons
A Cricket Robot
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Workmen and their families lived some 3,000 years ago in the
village now known as Deir el-Medina. Written records from
the unusually well educated community offer fascinating
descriptions of everyday activities
Mathematical Recreations
Nov 1996
The Case for Electric Vehicles
Today a frozen world, Mars at one time may have had more
temperate conditions, with flowing rivers, thawing seas,
melting glaciers and, perhaps, abundant life
Dyslexia
Mathematical Recreations
Oct 1996
Single Mothers and Welfare
For the first time since the Great Depression, large numbers
of families are homeless. Recent welfare revisions will put
even more women and children on the stress.
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Working in a Vacuum
Mathematical Recreations
Monopoly Revisited
Sep 1996
How Cancer Arises
Tumor cells roam the body by evading the controls that keep
normal cells in place. That fact offers clues to fighting cancer
The top two causes - tobacco and diet - account for almost
two thirds of all cancer deaths and are among the most
correctable
Chemoprevention of Cancer
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The pages that follow provide facts and figures about the 12
cancers that affect the most Americans (excluding basal cell
and squamous cell skin cancers, which are very common but
rarely fatal).
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Mathematical Recreations
Aug 1996
Smart Cards
Probing High-Temperature
Superconductivity
Gaining on Fat
Mathematical Recreations
Jul 1996
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Blue-Laser CD Technology
Mathematical Recreations
Jun 1996
Semiconductor Subsidies
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Mathematical Recreations
May 1996
The Horror of Land Mines
Land mines kill or maim more than 15,000 people each year.
Most victims are innocent civilians. Many are children. Still,
mines are planted by the thousands every day
Mathematical Recreations
Apr 1996
Ten Years of the Chornobyl Era
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Smart Rooms
Captured in Amber
Mathematical Recreations
Mar 1996
Urban Planning in Curitiba
Electrons in Flatland
Vital Data
Mathematical Recreations
Feb 1996
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Quarks by Computer
Mathematical Recreations
Jan 1996
The Real Threat of Nuclear Smuggling
Eat less, but be sure to have enough protein, fat, vitamins and
minerals. This prescription does wonders for the health and
longevity of rodents. Might it help humans as well?
The motions animals use to swim, run and fly are controlled
by specialized neural networks. For a jawless fish known as
the lamprey, the circuitry has been worked out
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Working Elephants
Explaining Everything
Mathematical Recreations
Dec 1995
The Galileo Mission
From orbit around Jupiter, the Galileo spacecraft will take the
closest look ever at the planet and its natural satellites
Cystic Fibrosis
Science in Pictures
The Leaning Tower of Pisa The famous tower has been tilting
since the 12th century. Now engineers are using 20th-century
technology in hopes of saving the ancient landmark
Mathematical Recreations
Nov 1995
The World's Imperiled Fish
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Chaotic Climate
Holographic Memories
Charles Darwin
Studying the ability to toss and catch balls and rings provides
insight into human coordination, robotics and mathematics
Mathematical Recreations
Oct 1995
Emerging Viruses
Quantum-Mechanical Computers
Demolition by Implosion
Science in Pictures
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Sep 1995
The Uncertainties of Technological
Innovation
Microprocessors in 2020
Wireless Networks
All-Optical Networks
Artificial Intelligence
Intelligent Software
Virtual Reality
Transportation Opener
21st-Century Spacecraft
Why Go Anywhere?
Medicine Opener
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Artificial Organs
Future Contraceptives
An Improved Future?
Intelligent Materials
Advanced Composites
High-Temperature Superconductors
The most crucial changes will come from attacking the waste
problems of industry, agriculture and energy production at a
fundamental level. NOTE: No text.
Solar Energy
Fusion
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waste
Technology for Sustainable Agriculture
Technology Infrastructure
Digital Literacy
Technology will not provide us all with health, wealth and big
TVs
Mathematical Recreations
Aug 1995
Tornadoes
Frog Communication
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Jul 1995
The Problematic Red Wolf
The Trebuchet
Mathematical Recreations
Jun 1995
Debt and the Environment
Hookworm Infection
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Halo Nuclei
Kin Recognition
May 1995
The Global Tobacco Epidemic
Dendrimer Molecules
Mathematical Recreations
Fibonacci Forgeries
Apr 1995
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Mar 1995
Faster Evaluation of Vital Drugs
Instinctive control of vortices lets fish swim the way they do.
A robotic tuna has also managed it; boats and submarines
may be next
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Protein-Based Computers
Mathematical Recreations
Feb 1995
Population, Poverty and the Local
Environment
Jan 1995
Ensuring the Longevity of Digital
Documents
The digital medium is replacing paper in a dramatic recordkeeping revolution. But such documents may be lost unless
we act now
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Egil's Bones
Mathematical Recreations
Dec 1994
Improving Automotive Efficiency
Batteries and fuel cells? Cleaner air and reduced oil imports
can be won by redesigning conventional internal-combustionpowered vehicles
Caulerpa
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Nov 1994
Cerebrospinal Meningitis Epidemics
Big-Time Biology
Mathematical Recreations
Oct 1994
The elements that make up the earth and its inhabitants were
created by an earlier generation of stars
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The earth remains the only inhabited world known so far, but
scientists are finding that the universe abounds with the
chemistry of life
Sep 1994
Disarming Lyme Disease
With the end of the cold war, national defense has given way
to international competitiveness as the theme for federal
support of research. As it now stands, the idea will probably
not work well
Mathematical Recreations
Aug 1994
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Confocal Microscopy
Squids
Red Tides
Jul 1994
Agriculture for Developing Nations
Manatees
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Trends: In Neuroscience
Mathematical Recreations
Jun 1994
Was The Race To The Moon Real?
Adaptive Optics
May 1994
Evidence for a Biological Influence in
Male Homosexuality
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They are not the cure-alls researchers once hoped they would
be, but they are providing therapy for a variety of infectious
illnesses and for some cancers
Directional Drilling
Aging Airways
Mathematical Recreations
Apr 1994
Trade, Jobs and Wages
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Mar 1994
Can the Growing Human Population
Feed Itself?
High-Speed Silicon-Germanium
Electronics
Common sense may rule out such excursions - but the laws of
physics do not
Wire Pirates
Mathematical Recreations
Feb 1994
The Future of American Defense
Putting a human gene into a fly may sound like the basis for a
science fiction film, but it demonstrates that nearly identical
molecular mechanisms define body shapes in all animals
Liquid Mirrors
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Particle Metaphysics
Jan 1994
Wetlands
Breaking Intractability
Animal Sexuality
Mathematical Recreations
Dec 1993
The Fertility Decline in Developing
Countries
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havoc but perhaps not the type their "killer bee" nickname
would imply
Drugs by Design
Current Events
Electronic Fireflies
Nov 1993
The Case for Free Trade
X-Ray Binaries
High-Power Electronics
Ancient DNA
Mathematical Recreations
Oct 1993
Clearing the Air in Los Angeles
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Electrorheological Fluids
Water-Pollinated Plants
Sep 1993
Life, Death and the Immune System
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Autoimmune Disease
Will We Survive?
Mathematical Recreations
Aug 1993
Eliminating Nuclear Warheads
T Cell Anergy
A Universe of Color
Mastering Chaos
Trends in Communications
Jul 1993
Risk Analysis and Management
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Viral Quasispecies
Fuzzy Logic
Mathematical Recreations
Jun 1993
Underground Records of Changing
Climate
The Centrosome
Studies of the prairie vole - a secretive, mouselike animal have revealed hormones that may be responsible for
monogamous behavior
Autism
More than 150 years ago the Chinese drilled one kilometer
into the earth to extract brine for making salt. The well was
the culmination of an 800-year-old technology
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Eugenics Revisited
Mathematical Recreations
May 1993
The Economics of Life and Death
Intelligent Gels
Inconstant Cosmos
Apr 1993
Studies of barn owls offer insight into just how the brain
combines acoustic signals from two sides of the head into a
single spatial perception
Catalysis on Surfaces
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Trends in Materials
Mathematical Recreations
Mar 1993
Why America's Bridges are Crumbling
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Feb 1993
Environmental Change and Violent
Conflict
Resistance in High-Temperature
Superconductors
Zinc Fingers
Mathematical Recreations
Jan 1993
Coral Bleaching
Its halo and disk suggest that the collapse of a gas cloud,
stellar explosions and the capture of galactic fragments may
have all played a role
Madagascar's Lemurs
Quantum Dots
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Adapting To Complexity
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