Stories by John Horgan

Stinging Criticism

A "controversy" over bees' dance language resurfaces

Universal Truths

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

Overview: Schizophrenia

This devastating illness remains profoundly mysterious

Open Skies

An old proposal for legal spying gains new life

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