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News 2/8/10
CERN Gears Up Its Computers for More Atom Smashing
When the Large Hadron Collider goes back online in a few weeks, CERN's IT systems will have to be flexible in order to process the spate of information

Scientific American Magazine 2/8/10
Life at the Bottom: The Prolific Afterlife of Whales
On the deep seafloor, the carcasses of the largest mammals give life to unique ecosystems
News 2/6/10
Street Smarts: The BioBus Brings a Rolling Science Lab to Resource-Strapped Schools
The Cell Motion BioBus, a high-tech, carbon-neutral laboratory housed in a retrofitted transit bus brings science education to deprived schools, and the hands-on excitement of the lab to students
News 2/5/10
How Toads Conquered the World [Slide Show]
An ancestral mutation in the direction of thriving under drier conditions than their amphibian peers has allowed toads to thrive almost everywhere
Scientific American Magazine 2/5/10
Recommended: Gems and Gemstones
Books and recommendations from Scientific American

Features 4/27/09
Capturing a Killer Flu Virus
The deadliest flu strain in history has been resurrected. What can the 1918 virus reveal about why it killed millions and where more like it may be lurking?

Features 4/25/09
Slide Show: 7 Artificial Valves That Lend Hearts a Helping Hand
For the past five decades, artificial heart-valve designs have evolved to successfully replace natural valves, which often begin to leak or harden over time

Scientific American Magazine 4/24/09
50 Years Ago: Cargo Cults of Melanesia
Throughout Melanesia primitive men await a black Messiah who will bring them a largess of "cargo" (European goods). These cults typify the impact of Christendom on premodern society

Scientific American Magazine 4/24/09
50 Years Ago: Impact of Airplanes on Rural New Guinea
Innovation and discovery as chronicled in past issues of Scientific American

Scientific American Magazine 4/15/09
Updates: Whatever Happened to Melting Glaciers and Ocean Levels?
Also: updates on fingerprint science, stem cell progress, and the far side of the moon

Scientific American Magazine 4/14/09
150 Years Ago: Scientific American the Patent Office
Innovation and discovery as chronicled in past issues of Scientific American

Features 4/13/09
Mark T. Keating: Healing Hearts and Eyes
A 2005 Scientific American 50 winner moves from heart attacks to macular degeneration, and from academia to industry

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