Stories by John Horgan

The Return of the Maverick

The No-Name Virus

Questions linger after the Four Corners outbreak

Global Politics

Mathematicians collide over a claim about packing spheres

Brain Storm

Controlling chaos could help treat epilepsy

Microquasars

Giantblobs fly faster than light (sort of) in our own Milky Way

Gruff Guru of Condensed-Matter Physics

Sex, Death and Sugar

Researchers try to "grow" societies on a computer

By Jove!

A comet's bombardment of Jupiter ignites debate

Daydreaming

Experiments reveal links between memory and sleep

High Profile

The Simpson case raises the issue of DNA reliability

Standing Tall

Inner-ear bones provide clues to the emergence ofbipedalism

Anti-omniscience

An eclectic gang of thinkers pushes at knowledge's limits

More Bits from Pits

Will optical disks be the dominant storage medium?

Radon's Risks

Is the EPA exaggerating the dangers of this ubiquitous gas?

Can Science Explain Consciousness?

The Last Universal Mathematician

Cold Calculation

Neural Eavesdropping

When Treaties Fail

If a rogue state attacks, what are the technological options?

Bang! You're Alive

An unusual trio wins support for "nonlethal" weapons