
The SciencesMarch 1, 1988
Civil Defense
The military loses a fight for control of data-or does it?

Civil Defense
The military loses a fight for control of data-or does it?

Shedding Light
Supernova 1987A confirms and contradicts theories

Cosmic Mirage

Fractal Shorthand
"Rule-based" algorithms let computers store more images

The Nautilus and the Bomb
Fallout from nuclear tests reveals a nautilus's history

The Crash
Will Wall Street's woes hurt higher education?

Phasing In
New X-ray-diffraction method reveals molecules' 3-D structure

Cosmic Complex
Map of galaxy clusters reveals the largest structure yet seen