EnvironmentApril 3, 2011
Will Today's Trash Be Tomorrow's Island?
Ancient trash heaps became modern tree islands in the Everglades. David Biello reports
Archaeology
TechnologyApril 1, 2011
Seconds Before the Big One
Earthquake detection systems can sound the alarm in the moments before a big tremor strikes—time enough to save lives
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EnvironmentApril 1, 2011
Can the Dead Sea Live?
Irrigation and mining are sucking the salt lake dry, but together Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority could save the sacred sea
The SciencesApril 1, 2011
Recommended: A World without Fish
Books and recommendation from Scientific American
EvolutionMarch 31, 2011
Archaeologists and Native Americans team up to interpret the past, shape the future
The SciencesMarch 28, 2011
The dawn of beer remains elusive in archaeological record
March 25, 2011
What was a South American herbivore doing with saber teeth?
The SciencesMarch 24, 2011
Bones Can Reveal Deceased's Weight
The shape of bones can give a general idea about the weight a person carried in life. Cynthia Graber reports
EvolutionMarch 24, 2011
People Were Chipping Stone Tools in Texas More Than 15,000 Years Ago
A collection of thousands of stone artifacts supports the theory that established human groups were spreading across North America long before Clovis technology emerged
The SciencesMarch 22, 2011
April 2011 Briefing Memo
The SciencesMarch 16, 2011
Art in the service of science: You get what you pay for
The SciencesMarch 15, 2011
Evidence: Europeans Controlled Fire Much Later Than Thought
Cave dwellings indicate that humans spent 600,000 years in Europe before learning to control fire about 350,000 years ago. Cyntha Graber reports