Open Skies
An old proposal for legal spying gains new life
Stories by John Horgan
Free Radical
A word (or two) about linguist Noam Chomsky
Mandelbrot Set-To
Did the father of fractals "discover" his namesake set?
Right to Lie?
Studies disprove claims about abortion's dangers
Test Negative
A look at the evidence justifying illicit-drug tests
R.I.P. Blackbird
A legendary spy plane is brought down to earth
Indecent Burial
Obstacles to the disposal of nuclear waste proliferate
Claude E. Shannon
Unicyclist, juggler and father of information theory
Quasicrystal Clear
Is entropy the driving force behind this odd form of matter?
Photogenic Science
A colorful balloon and raft help rain-forest researchers
Quantum Consciousness
Polymath Roger Penrose takes on the ultimate mystery
Land-Locked
Increasingly, experts question the need for land-based missiles
Hot Spot
Computers re-create weather of an ancient supercontinent
The Masai
These pastoralists are key to the future of Kenya's wildlife
Ethnography as Art
"Complexifier" Clifford Geertz ponders anthropology's future
Cosmic Collisions
Computer simulations suggest how elliptical galaxies formed
The Finance of Fission
Wall Street is reluctant to back a resurgence of nuclear power
Ivan's Eyes
A ban ends, and antisatellite weapons make a comeback
Pinning Down Clouds
Scientists ponder the role of clouds in climatic change
Do Bees Think?
The discoverer of bat "sonar" thinks about animals' thoughts
