From the Ashes
Will the Gulf War boost the fortunes of Star Wars?
Stories by John Horgan
Reluctant Revolutionary
Thomas S. Kuhn unleashed "paradigm" on the world
Up in Flames
Kuwait's burning oil wells are a sad test of theories
History Lessons
Warfare analysts offer some disturbing-and hopeful-news
Death with Dignity
The Dutch explore the limits of a patient's right to die
Postal Mortem
Drug test results may point to racial discrimination
In the Beginning…
Scientists are having a hard time agreeing on when, where and—most important—how life first emerged on the earth
Going to Pot
A grassroots movement touts hemp's environmental virtues
Double Trouble
When identical twins are not identical
Measuring Eternity
New observations favor a younger age for the cosmos
Stinging Criticism
A "controversy" over bees' dance language resurfaces
Unsolved Mysteries
New data suggest a solution to the solar-neutrino problem
Bufo Abuse
A toxic toad gets licked, boiled, teed up and tanned
The Death Penalty
Most Americans favor it, but what purpose does it serve?
Death Watch
Updates on four dubious but enduring theories
