EnvironmentOctober 31, 2012
The Future According to Sandy
Stories by Fred Guterl
Fred Guterl is the executive editor of Scientific American and author of The Fate of the Species (Bloomsbury). Guterl is former deputy editor of Newsweek. His writing and editing have contributed to numerous awards and nominations from the American Society of Magazine Editors. His article "Riddles in the Sand," in Discover, was named best magazine article in 1998 by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and his Newsweek article "The Wasteland," on Russia's plan to accept the world's nuclear waste, was honored by the Overseas Press Club for environmental writing.
HealthOctober 9, 2012
Paul Nurse: We Need to Have a Grown-Up Discussion about Biosecurity
avian influenza, biology, biosecurity, bird flu, global science, globalization, influenza, paul nurse, state of the world's science, white house
The SciencesOctober 1, 2012
Paul Nurse: We Need to Have a Grown-Up Discussion about Biosecurity
avian influenza, biology, biosecurity, bird flu, global science, globalization, influenza, paul nurse, state of the world's science, white house
The SciencesOctober 1, 2012
Paul Nurse: Science Will Benefit in the Rise of India, China
The rise of China and India bodes well for science, says British Royal Society president Paul Nurse
The SciencesOctober 1, 2012
Best Countries in Science: SA‘s Global Science Scorecard
EnvironmentSeptember 28, 2012
Best Countries in Science: SA's Global Science Scorecard
EvolutionSeptember 1, 2012
Why Do Birds Live Longer Than Turtles?
The key indicator for animals may be total energy expended over a lifetime
The SciencesAugust 24, 2012
Scientific American Snags "Science in Society" Essay Award
The SciencesJune 1, 2012
"Flame" Malware Greatly Expands the Scope of Cyber Warfare
Public HealthJune 1, 2012
Is Bird Flu Waiting to Explode?
By concocting bird flu viruses that could potentially spread easily among humans, researchers have ignited a debate about the need for safety versus open inquiry
EnvironmentMay 25, 2012
Climate Armageddon: How the World's Weather Could Quickly Run Amok [Excerpt]
Climate scientists think a perfect storm of climate "flips" could cause massive upheavals in a matter of years
EvolutionMay 2, 2012
Controversial Bird-Flu Research Published: How Worried Should We Be?
EnvironmentMarch 29, 2012
Food, Not War, Is the Biggest Threat to World Security, Argues Lester Brown
The SciencesFebruary 9, 2012
Best Science Song of All Time, Verse 2
The SciencesFebruary 8, 2012
The Best Pop Science Song of All Time
EnvironmentJanuary 25, 2012
How Obama Plans to "Double Down" on Clean Energy
HealthJanuary 20, 2012
Are Controls on Bird Flu Research a Good Idea?
The SciencesOctober 31, 2011
Why Innovation Won't Defuse the Population Bomb
HealthOctober 26, 2011
Craig Venter Sets X PRIZE for Human Genome Sequencing
Accuracy is so far too poor to provide "medical grade" diagnostics
EnvironmentOctober 25, 2011
Tech Leaders Discuss Promise and Pitfalls of Global Cyberspace
The SciencesMay 2, 2011
Bin Laden's Death Might Not Pose a New Threat
Al Qaeda affiliates may seek retribution for Osama bin Laden's death, but the data paint a more sobering picture
EnvironmentMarch 30, 2011
The Bomb: A scary light show [Video]
The SciencesFebruary 1, 1994
Paying for Light at the End of the Chunnel
The SciencesJanuary 1, 1994
Keyhole View of a Genius