Going Up
Soon some country or corporation is going to build a ribbon up to the sky. Then the question of who owns the moon or Mars will be answered
by Brad Lemley, Photography by Dan Winters
Pouch or no Pouch
Whether 'tis wiser to nourish a fetus in an external flap or grow it in a womb has shaped a new mystery of evolution
Let the Sun Shine In
A novel idea for piping in sunlight where dreary fluorescent bulbs have long dominated
In His Own Words: Barry Chernoff
Professor of Environmental Studies at Wesleyan University
Rogue Waves
The physics of pure hell at sea
Will Genetics Destroy Sports?
A new age of biotechnology promises bigger, faster, better bodies—and blood, urine, and saliva tests can't stop the cheating