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FEATURES

by Ed Regis

The labs, desks, and chalkboards where Einstein brought his insights into the world.

Has the Einstein Revolution Gone Too Far?

by Richard Panek

Einstein ended science's devotion to experience; it may now be time to come back.

Children of a Lesser God

by Michele Zackheim

For the offspring of a science deity, the legacy is more burden than blessing.

DNA Pollution May Be Spawning Killer Microbes

by Jessica Snyder Sachs

Rogue genetic snippets spread antibiotic resistance all over the environment.

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Albert Einstein, Rock Star

by Thomas Levenson

He made science cool, turned bad hair good—and there's that tongue photo.

Could the Next Einstein Be a Surfer Dude?

by Stephen Cass and Amos Kenigsberg

Six iconoclasts who could revolutionize physics—again.

George Schaller's Grand Plan to Save the Marco Polo Sheep

by Marion Long

"Obviously humans are evolution’s greatest mistake," says the conservationist.

DEPARTMENTS

Viennese Orchestra Uses Instruments Made of Produce

by Josie Glausiusz

Carrot recorders, pumpkin harps, leek violins, cucumberphones...

Keeping Up With The Picards

by Jessica Ruvinsky

The director of Jumper on putting teleportation on-screen.

Straight From the Page

Book Excerpt: "Natural Acts: A Sidelong View of Science and Nature"

The Extinct Human Species That Was Smarter Than Us

by Jane Bosveld

The superintelligent Boskops had small, childlike faces and huge melon heads.

On The Nightstand

Biologist George Schaller

Protect the Future of Ice Cream... by Eating Ice Cream

by Stephen Cass

Häagen-Dazs pitches in to protect the honeybee.

Review: The Physics of NASCAR

by Josh Lieb

On Being Certain

by Jennifer Barone

20 Things You Didn't Know About...

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

by Susan Kruglinski

Galileo invented it, Einstein understood it, and Eddington saw it.

Eating Paper in Search of Missing Nutrients

by H. Lee Kagan

Sometimes the body makes a bad diagnosis, too.

DATA

Computers See Diseases Written All Over Your Face

by Kira Goldenberg

Analysis of facial features can reveal genetic disorders.

The Key to Safe and Effective Carbon Sequestration

by Jeremy Jacquot

Some rock acts as a natural stopper to buried carbon dioxide.

Whatever Happened To... Avian Flu?

by Jennifer Barone

“We are going to have another pandemic. It will occur.”

Blinded by science

by Bruno Maddox

The James Watson affair has this writer wondering: Who are the real racists out there

Teleportation? Very Possible. Next Up: Time Travel.

by Michio Kaku

Some of the most far-out sci-fi is eminently do-able.

Einstein Didn't Grok His Own Revolution

by Tim Folger

He thought black holes and quantum mechanics were too weird to be true.

14 Best Ways to Use Your Computer’s Spare Time

by Lizzie Buchen, Sarah Bates

Between YouTube videos, your processor can search for a cure for AIDS.

Mighty Electric Fields Found Inside Cells

by Jocelyn Rice

15 million volts per meter? Ay, carumba.

Using X-Rays To Do Cruelty-Free Dissection

by Anne Casselman

Hi-res, hi-tech imaging can peer inside meteorites, cavemen, and cell phones.

Chain Reaction: From Einstein to the Atomic Bomb

by Walter Isaacson

He begat the project but was then shut out for being a perceived security risk.

by Michael Abrams

In death, he mastered the science of making money.

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