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FEATURES

The Einstein Dilemma

by Adam Frank

Mordehai Milgrom's new physics could overthrow Newton and Einstein--and tear up our whole picture of how the universe is put together.

Shiny Happy People

by Brad Lemley

Can you reach nirvana with the aid of science?

Fuzzy Math: Reproductive Roulette

by Alex Stone

If a father of two tells you one of his children is a boy, what are the odds that the other child is also a boy?

Nice Going, Einstein

by Lawrence Krauss

He tried to explain gravity but left a giant mess for today's physicists to clean up.

by Robb Mandelbaum

Everyone from GM to President Bush is suddenly infatuated with ethanol. Here's how Big Corn could really replace Big Oil.

Captive Wilderness

by Jeff Wheelwright

In the wildest place in the continental United States, visitors flirt with untrammeled nature, while scientists try to study, defend, and preserve it.

The Next Katrina

by Sarah Richardson

Urban planners zero in on the areas of the Gulf Coast most vulnerable to the threat of extreme weather.

DEPARTMENTS

Blinded By Science

Blinded by Science: The Last Days of Gossip

by Bruno Maddox

When everyone knows everything, what will be the point?

Discover Interview: Will Wright

by Alan Burdick

The master of the computer god game tackles alien life and dreams up a world that would make Darwin drool.

Whatever Happened To...

Whatever Happened To... the Exxon Valdez?

by Elise Kleeman

Now seventeen years after the most damaging oil spill in U.S. history, what's happened to the affected Alaskan environment?

Raw Data: The Rigorous Study of the Ancient Mariners

by Stephen Ornes

Measuring changes in the Earth's magnetic field.

Map: Earth's Fourth Dimension

by Bjorn Carey

A gravitational rainbow points to our planet's invisible topography.

Readers debate the feasibility of a trip to Mars.

Jaron's World: Sing a Song of Evolution

by Jaron Lanier

Is language descended from musical mating calls?

Vital Signs: Why is Grandpa Falling?

by Tony Dajer

A seemingly simple stumble provides clues to serious injury.

20 Things You Didn't Know About...

20 Things You Didn't Know About... Meteors

by LeeAundra Temescu

X-ray slaps, the Tears of St. Lawrence, and the fiddly asteroid/meteoroid/meteor/meteorite distinction

Dark truths about the rise of Silicon Valley and art made in a psychiatric hospital. Plus: the place to hear Earth sing.

DATA

Are You Immune to Cancer?

by Jessica Ruvinsky

Scientists find a strain of super-mice that just can't get cancer.

Life's a Beach on Saturn's Moon

by Alex Stone

Saturn's biggest moon has giant sand-dune deserts.

Nice Guys Didn't Finish the Neolithic

by Britt Peterson

New evidence for clubbing cavemen.

Revenge of the Venison

by Josie Glausiusz

Deer beat black bears to the berry bushes.

Enigma: The Final Riddle

by Anne Casselman

Cryptologists working to crack Nazi code.

Soviet Space Race, Round II

by Eve Conant

Nearly 40 years after Apollo, Russia eyes moon tourists--and the Red Planet.

Can You Hear Meteorology Now?

by Anne Casselman

Now your cell phone can give you the latest weather updates.

Boot Camp Just Got Harder

by Amos Kenigsberg

The Army adds shock treatment to target practice.

Islam Hits International Space Station

by Amos Kenigsberg

When a day lasts 90 minutes, how often does a Muslim astronaut pray?

Sky Lights: The Dark Side of the Universe

by Bob Berman

Some of the most fascinating places out there are facing the wrong way.

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