May 2008

Movie Camera to the Stars

The Earth's fastest telescope aims to make the best sky map ever created.

by Laurence Marschall

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May

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The Wonderful World of E. Coli

Carl Zimmer looks inside the dangers—and wonders—of one remarkable bacterium.
by Jocelyn Rice

One Hundred Movies on Just One Disk

Holographic digital storage will let consumers store a DVD library on a single disk.
by Stephen Cass

Who Let the Dogs Out (Into the Eco-Movement)?

New self-sustaining dog houses are perfect for the eco-conscious pooch owner.
by Boonsri Dickinson

Why Bogart's Kiss Is Your Kiss, His Soda Your Soda

Mirror neurons help explain how we connect to each others' emotions.
by Jocelyn Rice

What Happens When an Ovary Dies?

An unusual condition pulls a woman in the ER—and doctors into a guessing game.
by Stewart Massad

The Sexual Frustration of Rats in Polyester Pants

Mary Roach explores fornication around the animal kingdom in her book Bonk.

How Much Do Chemicals Affect Our Health?

Philip Landrigan tracks how dangers like the WTC can cause problems like ADD.
 by Linda Marsa; photography by Jesse Chehak

Three Words That Could Overthrow Physics: “What Is Magnetism?”

The standard model still doesn't describe magnets' spooky action at a distance.
 by Bruno Maddox

20 Things You Didn’t Know About... Recycling

Happy Earth Day! Now help fix the planet.
 by Jocelyn Rice and Amber Fields

Stupid Science Word of the Month: Unparticle

\un-pär-ti-cl\ n. (2007) A particle whose mass is unrelated to its energy.
 by Jocelyn Rice

Biofuel Farming Looks to Be an Environmental Disaster

Growing corn for ethanol may increase greenhouse gases for over a century.
 by Jennifer Barone and Amber Fields