Stories by George Johnson

Researchers have uncovered processes that make cancer even more complicated than they thought it was

The eternal golden braid emerges as a strange loop

Theist and materialist ponder the place of humanity in the universe

Two new books argue that it is time for string theory to give way

Happiness, according to current scientific thinking, depends less on our circumstances than on our genetic endowment

Is religion a fit subject for scientific scrutiny?

Personal fabricators aim at letting you manufacture your own products