October 2009 Issue
Innovation and discovery as chronicled in past issues of Scientific American
Acting Editor in Chief Mariette DiChristina introduces the October 2009 issue of Scientific American
Letters to the editor on phosphorus bugs, cats and rats
Scientific American also suggests The Sibley Guide to Trees
Will a pill at breakfast improve concentration and memory—and will it do so without long-term detriment to your health?
Modern insights into the immune system have revived interest in adding ingredients that can supercharge old vaccines and make entirely new ones possible
Courtesy of some of the weirdest laws of physics, we may someday be able to search and surf the Web without anyone collecting our data
Quantum effects may prevent true black holes from forming and give rise instead to dense entities called black stars
Popular movements may call for more organic methods, but the agricultural industry sees biotechnology as a crucial part of farming's future
The Amazon tropical forest is not as wild as it looks
Amid warnings of a possible "peak oil," advanced technologies offer ways to extract every last possible drop
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