U.S. Science Hits an Inflection Point—the Wrong Way
The Sputnik generation handed us a lead. Now we're squandering it.
by William Haseltine
Science That the Government Doesn't Want to Exist
Stem-cell research lurches along through roadblocks and red tape.
NASA's 6 Best Earth-Based Research Projects
Ultrafast scramjets, mach-10 wind tunnels, cockpit displays that see through clouds...
Science's Worst Enemy: Corporate Funding
And you thought the Bush administration was bad.
Making the Grade
How do you grow a bumper crop of math and science teachers?
Girl Scouts [Heart] Science
The secretary of education wants to draw support for science education from some unusual quarters.
The Most Important Future Military Technologies
Super lasers, binoculars that read minds, manipulating the "human terrain"...
One Universe, Under God
Creationism battles for the hearts and minds of America’s teachers.
Can a Drunk Person Fly the Space Shuttle?
Discover sends an intoxicated investigator to find out...
The Cutting Edge of Medicine
Miami's Ryder Trauma Center saves lives in miraculous fashion.
The 9/11 Cover-Up
Thousands of New Yorkers were endangered by WTC debris—and government malfeasance.
Cover Contest Finalists
Meet the young illustrators who share their visions with us this month.
