Sustainability
Indecent Burial
Obstacles to the disposal of nuclear waste proliferate
Stories by John Horgan
The Sciences
Claude E. Shannon
Unicyclist, juggler and father of information theory
The Sciences
Quasicrystal Clear
Is entropy the driving force behind this odd form of matter?
The Sciences
Photogenic Science
A colorful balloon and raft help rain-forest researchers
The Sciences
Quantum Consciousness
Polymath Roger Penrose takes on the ultimate mystery
The Sciences
Land-Locked
Increasingly, experts question the need for land-based missiles
The Sciences
Hot Spot
Computers re-create weather of an ancient supercontinent
Sustainability
The Masai
These pastoralists are key to the future of Kenya's wildlife
The Sciences
Ethnography as Art
"Complexifier" Clifford Geertz ponders anthropology's future
Space
Cosmic Collisions
Computer simulations suggest how elliptical galaxies formed
The Sciences
The Finance of Fission
Wall Street is reluctant to back a resurgence of nuclear power
Tech
Ivan's Eyes
A ban ends, and antisatellite weapons make a comeback
Sustainability
Pinning Down Clouds
Scientists ponder the role of clouds in climatic change
The Sciences
Do Bees Think?
The discoverer of bat "sonar" thinks about animals' thoughts
The Sciences
Flash Point
U.S. fusion workers chafe under security restrictions
Sustainability
Fusion's Future
Will fusion-energy reactors be "too complex and costly"?
The Sciences
Econo-SDI
"Limited" antimissile schemes are gaining in popularity
Tech
Lone-Star Science
The supercollider will be built in Texas-if it is built at all
Space
After Discovery ...
The future for space science looks bright-or does it?
Health
Ignorance in Action
Politicians hear but do not heed scientists' advice on drug abuse
