Light Elements: I Stink, You Smell
A quirk of biology unites a researcher and his lovable but mephitic subjects.
by Mark Wheeler
Evolution Watch: A Sickle in the Clouds
A 70-million-year-old fossil bird recently found in Madagascar may just clinch the argument that birds descended from two-legged dinosaurs.
Ocean Watch: Cod Killers
The cod, haddock, and other fish off New England's coast, pushed to the brink by overfishing, face a new threat: tiny, tentacled killers that eat fish larvae.
A Sickle in the Clouds
A 70-million-year-old fossil bird recently found in Madagascar may just clinch the argument that birds descended from two-legged dinosaurs.
A Touch of Science
From a lab in San Diego comes a mix of science and sculpture that lets even microbiologists lay hands on their subjects.
Ancient Altered States
What do squiggles, dots, and spirals on rock walls mean? Ask your local shaman—or archeologist Dave Whitley.
Japanese Roots
Just who are the Japanese? Where did they come from and when?
Carbon Cuts and Techno-Fixes
10 Things To Do About the Greenhouse Effect (Some of Which Aren't Crazy)
Evolving A Conscious Machine
Some computer scientists think that by letting chips build themselves, the chips will turn out to be stunninglyefficient, complex, effective, and weird—kind of like our brains.
Night Watchman: Black on Black
In June's drab skies, Pluto providesa test of sky-watching expertise.