TechnologyJanuary 1, 1989
Lone-Star Science
The supercollider will be built in Texas-if it is built at all
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.
Space & PhysicsDecember 1, 1988
After Discovery ...
The future for space science looks bright-or does it?
HealthNovember 1, 1988
Ignorance in Action
Politicians hear but do not heed scientists' advice on drug abuse
The SciencesOctober 1, 1988
Test-Ban Countdown
As START stalls, arms controllers focus again on nuclear testing
Mind & BrainOctober 1, 1988
The Bionic Mind
Electrodes in the brain maysomeday- aid paralysis victims
The SciencesSeptember 1, 1988
"Star Wars of the Seas"
Do the lessons of the Iranian Airbus tragedy apply to SDI?
The SciencesAugust 1, 1988
K.A.L. 007
Did the U.S. "misrepresent" a key piece of evidence?
The SciencesJuly 1, 1988
Snakebit
Opposition to U.S. research in biological warfare intensifies
The SciencesJune 1, 1988
Yucca Mountain, Nevada
Can it contain our deadliest nuclear waste for 10,000 years?
The SciencesMay 1, 1988
The Violent Yanomamö
A new study rekindles a debate over the roots of warfare
The SciencesApril 1, 1988
Intelligence Test
Can the U.S. monitor cuts in strategic nuclear missiles?
Space & PhysicsMarch 1, 1988
Star-Crossed
NASA suffers new problems, both technical and political
The SciencesMarch 1, 1988
Poisoning the Air
The U.S. resumes production of lethal nerve-gas weapons.
The SciencesFebruary 1, 1988
Paleolithic Compassion
Did tender loving care help a Stone Age dwarf to survive?
TechnologyJanuary 1, 1988
Twice Burned
Controversy erupts-again-over a key "Star Wars" weapon
The SciencesDecember 1, 1987
All Shook up
Los Angeles earthquake reveals new signposts of seismic danger
The SciencesNovember 1, 1987
Odyssey
Dig on Ithaca seeks the dwelling of Homer's famed wanderer
The SciencesOctober 1, 1987
But is it Art?
Science can both deepen and resolve issues of authenticity
The SciencesOctober 1, 1987
Back with a Vengeance
The Pentagon quietly rolls big H-bombs out of retirement
Space & PhysicsSeptember 1, 1987
Big-Bang Bashers
New research revives dissident views of the universe's foundation