Killer Pox in the Congo
The last documented case of smallpox occurred in 1977. Now a deadly kin of the virus is spreading out of the forest and into villages.
by Wendy Orent
Science News
Departments
Taking It on the Jaw
A neglected tooth infection runs amok and threatens to choke off a young inmate's throat
by Tony Dajer
Planetary Superstars
Time to dust off those forgotten telescopes: There's finally a real spectacle up there
by Bob Berman
The Physics of... Glass
Yet another mystery in our everyday life that science can't really explain very well
by Robert Kunzig
The Robot That Loves People
Machines that walk, talk, move, and show humanlike emotions are no longer science fiction
by Douglas Whynott
Reviews
Measuring medical progress is easy at this museum of bizarre specimens
by Scott Kim and Terry Stickels
Sky Lights
Time to dust off those forgotten telescopes: There's finally a real spectacle up there
by Bob Berman
Vital Signs
A neglected tooth infection runs amok and threatens to choke off a young inmate's throat
by Tony Dajer
The Physics of ... Glass
Yet another mystery in our everyday life that science can't really explain very well
by Robert Kunzig
Letters
The bottom line of medicine should be healing'
by Kathryn Brown
Is the Earth Alive?
The idea that organisms collaborate to keep the planet habitable was once dismissed as New Age earth science. Now even skeptics are taking a second look.
by Oliver Morton
Closets of Curiosities
Two L.A. science museums reveal that a lot of the good stuff will never be seen.
by Joseph D'Agnese
Peter the Great
This guy turns a sleepy azalea park into one of the best botanical gardens in the hemisphere, so now he thinks he can save the world too?
by Jack McClintock
Killer Pox in the Congo
The last documented case of smallpox occurred in 1977. Now a deadly kin of the virus is spreading out of the forest and into villages. by Wendy Orent
by Wendy Orent
Code of Denial
Doctors have a dispassionate language for talking to really sick patients. But it doesn't work with people they love.
by Tena Moyer
The Robot That Loves People
Machines that walk, talk, move, and show humanlike emotions are no longer science fiction.
by Douglas Whynott
