Features

• Broken Mirrors: A Theory of Autism

  Vilayanur S. Ramachandran and Lindsay M. Oberman   | November 1, 2006  | 5

• Mirrors in the Mind

  A special class of brain cells reflects the outside world, revealing a new avenue for human understanding, connecting and learning

  Giacomo Rizzolatti, Leonardo Fogassi and Vittorio Gallese   | November 1, 2006  |

• Seeing with Superconductors

  Tiny devices made of superconducting material that act as superb sensors of photons and other particles are revolutionizing a wide range of research and technology fields

  Kent D. Irwin   | November 1, 2006  |

• Malware Goes Mobile

  Computer viruses are now airborne, infecting mobile phones in every part of the globe. Security companies, cellular operators and phone makers are moving to quash these threats before they spiral out of control

  Mikko Hypponen   | November 1, 2006  |

• The Dark Ages of the Universe

  Astronomers are trying to fill in the blank pages in our photo album of the infant universe

  Abraham Loeb   | November 1, 2006  |

• The Origin of the Greek Constellations

  Astronomy and archaeology have together uncovered the history of how the star pictures came to be--and how people have used them over time

  Bradley E. Schaefer   | November 1, 2006  |

• Reviving Dead Zones

  How can we restore coastal seas ravaged by runaway plant and algae growth caused by human activities?

  Laurence Mee   | November 1, 2006  |