August 1998

Two Men in a Tub

Being an astronaut is glamorous, exciting, and dangerous. It can also be tedious and undignified, particularly if you're preparing to build the International 2 Station.

by Mary Roach

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August

Departments

Turtle Tears

Planet Poseur?

Is it the first planet seen outside our solar system, or something completely different?

Eyes of the Beheld

The Archer

Gaze toward the Milky Way's core, around which we imperceptibly revolve
by Bob Berman

Cavity Vaccine

Fossil Flies

Bendbots

Bird Brains

Passover and the Plague

Chain of Craters

Edible Motor Oil

Cosmic Kickball

What makes a pulsar spin?

A New T. Rex Cousin

The Baby Who Stopped Eating

Infants don't suddenly stop nursing and starve themselves. What was happening to Jarret Fox?
by Robert Marion