HealthDecember 1, 1994
The No-Name Virus
Questions linger after the Four Corners outbreak
Stories by John Horgan
John Horgan is a freelance journalist and a former Scientific American staff writer. He comments on science in his free online journal, Cross-Check, and he has also posted his self-published books Mind-Body Problems (2018) and My Quantum Experiment (2023) online. Horgan teaches science writing at the Stevens Institute of Technology.
The SciencesDecember 1, 1994
Global Politics
Mathematicians collide over a claim about packing spheres
The SciencesNovember 1, 1994
Gruff Guru of Condensed-Matter Physics
TechnologyNovember 1, 1994
Sex, Death and Sugar
Researchers try to "grow" societies on a computer
Space & PhysicsNovember 1, 1994
Microquasars
Giantblobs fly faster than light (sort of) in our own Milky Way
Mind & BrainNovember 1, 1994
Brain Storm
Controlling chaos could help treat epilepsy
TechnologyOctober 1, 1994
High Profile
The Simpson case raises the issue of DNA reliability
EvolutionOctober 1, 1994
Standing Tall
Inner-ear bones provide clues to the emergence ofbipedalism
Mind & BrainOctober 1, 1994
Daydreaming
Experiments reveal links between memory and sleep
Space & PhysicsOctober 1, 1994
By Jove!
A comet's bombardment of Jupiter ignites debate
TechnologyAugust 1, 1994
Anti-omniscience
An eclectic gang of thinkers pushes at knowledge's limits
HealthAugust 1, 1994
Radon's Risks
Is the EPA exaggerating the dangers of this ubiquitous gas?
TechnologyAugust 1, 1994
More Bits from Pits
Will optical disks be the dominant storage medium?
Mind & BrainJuly 1, 1994
Can Science Explain Consciousness?
The SciencesJune 1, 1994
The Last Universal Mathematician
TechnologyMay 1, 1994
Cold Calculation
Mind & BrainMay 1, 1994
Neural Eavesdropping
TechnologyMay 1, 1994
When Treaties Fail
If a rogue state attacks, what are the technological options?
EvolutionApril 1, 1994
Revisiting Old Battlefields
TechnologyApril 1, 1994
Quantum Computing Creeps Closer to Reality
TechnologyApril 1, 1994
Bang! You're Alive
An unusual trio wins support for "nonlethal" weapons
The SciencesMarch 1, 1994
Fermat's Theorem Fights Back
The SciencesMarch 1, 1994
Confronting the Final Limit
The SciencesFebruary 1, 1994
Particle Metaphysics
In the aftermath of the Superconducting Super Collider's death, physicists are divided over how--or even whether--they should continue their search for a unified theory of nature