March 2012

Paranormal Circumstances: One Influential Scientist's Quixotic Mission to Prove ESP Exists

From his research to his personal life, Daryl Bem's never been one to follow the crowd.

by Yudhijit Bhattacharjee; photography by Shannon Taggart

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March

Departments

Turning Lymph Nodes Into Liver-Growing Factories

If your liver fails, having 40 small but functional livers scattered around your body might be the next best thing.
by Adam Piore

Science at the Abstract Edge

Was Einstein wrong? Do humans have ESP? Some of the most interesting research questions are far off the beaten track.
by Corey S. Powell, editor in chief

Vital Signs: Boys and Brains and Genes

A hyperactive five-year-old is having trouble fitting in at school. Does he have ADHD, or could his 
behavior be a clue to a deeper, genetic problem?
by Mark Cohen

Out There: The Moon Is Full of Surprises

It is weirdly wet. It is inexplicably young. 
And its battered farside hints at a long-lost twin.
by Paul Raeburn

Fierce Old Warplane Has a New Mission: Flying Into the Hearts of Thunderstorms

Equipped with heavy armor and an impressively 
powerful cannon, the A-10 Thunderbolt was built to survive.
by Adam Hadhazy

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

The equations that work for mysteries reasons, the primes with hidden patterns, and the logical statements that cannot be true or false
by Peter Coy

Numbers: The Critical Distraction Index

When you're in open-heart surgery, what is the technician up to?
by Amy Barth

Destination Science: The Natural World Outside Disney World

Thanks to federal law and big developments, central Florida has some impressively preserved natural spots.
by Jennifer Weeks

The Brain: The Troublesome Bloom of Autism

As the autistic brain grows in the womb, it bursts with an overabundance of neurons. That finding could lead to much earlier diagnosis and treatment.

by Carl Zimmer

Saints + Sinners: 3-D Printing Criminals, Mongolia the Hero

Hot Science: The Best Science Culture This Month

by Eric Powell, Mary Beth Griggs, Valerie Ross, Veronique Greenwood

Impatient Futurist: Good News, Spock—We're Getting Closer to a Universal Translator

The rapid advancement of Google-style, statistical translation may help realize this long-time dream.
by David H. Freedman