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Was Einstein Wrong?

by Tim Folger

What if Einstein was wrong?

How Many Fathers are Best?

by Meredith F. Small, Abbas

After 40 years of visiting the Barí Indians in Venezuela, anthropologists have discovered a new twist on family values

by Manny Frishberg

Self-sustaining homes could mean the end of utility bills or even the end of utilities

Squid Sensitivity

by Jeff Wheelwright, Grant Delin

The more electrophysiologist William Gilly learns about these mysterious denizens of the deep, the more they seem like an alien intelligence

by Brad Lemley, Craig Cutler

A gathering of geniuses confront a simple question: Why do we know more about our cars than our own bodies?

Emotions and the Brain

by Steven Johnson

If evolution comes down to survival of the fittest, then why do we joke around so much? New brain research suggests that the urge to laugh is the lubricant that makes humans higher social beings

DEPARTMENTS

by Mark Cohen

I could tell from the infant's unusually high-pitched cry and disturbed vision that he needed immediate attention and treatment to survive

DATA

When the Moon Went Loony

by Jocelyn Selim

Discover Data: The Ever-Changing Sun

Touching is Believing

by Lauren Gravitz

The Ecology of Picky Eaters

by Kathy A. Svitil

The First Study of Anti-Bubbles

by Kathy A. Svitil

The Egg of the Dead

by Jocelyn Selim

The Genetics of . . . Dogs

by Lisa Davis

Biologists say our champion purebreds could use some reverse engineering

Works in Progress

by Karen Wright

Does violent TV breed violence? Do video games breed more of it?

Seals are Guided by Voices

by Jocelyn Selim

by Bob Berman

Jupiter's bright light calls attention to an oft-overlooked stellar treasure

Bogglers Solutions

by Scott Kim

For Microbes, Hell Isn't So Bad

by Paroma Basu

Memory's Machine

by Kathy A. Svitil

Launching a War on Sleep

by Rachael Moeller Gorman

Earth's Deadly Pulses

by Kathy A. Svitil

Autoimmune Anorexia

by Josie Glausiusz

In the Beginning, All Was—Black Holes?

by Maia Weinstock

Climatologist Ken Caldeira—How to Mend a Broken Climate

Emerging Technology

by Steven Johnson

Pass your e-mail through some new software and the answer will become obvious

by Scott Kim

by Eric Haseltine

Trick your brain into seeing a spectrum that isn't there

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