February 2012 Issue
Innovation and discovery as chronicled in past issues of Scientific American
It takes a lab to make a perfect salad dressing
A new suitcase-size spectrometer has many functions
Can feeding orange rind to cows help rid beef of Salmonella and E. coli?
Linguists find that tongue clicks play a larger role in English than previously thought
Submerged specks
During the cold war the U.S. found ways to work with the Soviet Union on space missions
Females in some species may have evolved to play a critical role in their sons' reproductive success
Cognitive scientists are observing StarCraft 2 players to learn how humans multitask
Pro basketball players are much more likely to try another three-point shot after making one than after missing one
Physicists make two diamonds vibrate as one
Scientists build a pandemic flu strain in the lab
The new monarch genome gives clues to how the butterflies travel
The obese may soon have a new tool to curb hunger
A fast-food staple reveals the pros and cons of industrialization
New imaging techniques are helping scientists see whats really going on in your mouth
A hand-painted sundial will help Curiosity focus its cameras
Female students, and management dreams, are changing the mix
Letters to the editor from the October 2011 issue of Scientific American
Books and recommendations from Scientific American
A few guidelines for anyone attempting to predict the future of technology
Concussion in children is a serious problem that deserves more attention
Researchers are baffled by the worldwide increase in type 1 diabetes, the less common form of the disease
An experiment going up outside of Chicago will attempt to measure the intimate connections among information, matter and spacetime. If it works, it could rewrite the rules for 21st-century physics
Studies of the bed bug's bizarre biology have revealed potential vulnerabilities
Chemist Joanna Aizenberg mines the deep sea and the forest wetlands for nature's design secrets and uses them to fashion new materials that may change the world
Scientists are finding that the placenta is far more than a passive filter
Football players diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease may suffer from the effect of repeated blows to the head, controversial new research says
What the journey of a handful of dust tells us about our fragile planet
Evidence shows that screening does more harm than good. Now what?
Oldweather.com is one of a handful of online initiatives that marshals the general public to help scientists with cutting-edge research
Researchers are racing to fortify the embattled cacao tree and to meet increasing demand for cocoa made from its seeds
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